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guise of an Indian Queen, placing in the hands^ of Mercury 
for universal distribution a horn, filled with graiii as a token 
of the crops to feed the world, crowned by the olive-branch as 
an offer of the principles of jDcaceful arbitration. 

Concerning the medals of Franklin facts are few. I do not 
find that Franklin makes any mention of them in his letters, 
nor is it known who ordei'ed them. Certainly Franklin himself 
did not. Dupr^ designed two large medals with the same head 
of Franklin, — both well known to collectors, and evidently 
ordered by some enthusiastic admirer. In the Duprd collec- 
tion are the obverse die and two proofs of a small medal of 
Franklin, not known, I think, in finished state. There is also 
a proof from an oval die with the arms of a family of Franklin, 
which it is possible was ordered by the old philosopher turned 
diplomat, though one must regret that he should appear to 
have asserted a claim to bear them ; but such weakness may 
almost be called a national failing. The two large medals 
have the same head, the reverse of the medal of 1786 being 
simply a wreath, while that of 1784 has the beautiful figure of 
a Genius, each bearing the well-known inscrip'^ion, " eripuit 

CCELO FULMEN SCEPTRUMQUE TYRANNIS." T'.e Duprd collec- 
tion also contains what to Bostonians must be its most precious 
object, — Duprd's sketches in pencil, dated I'^Ss with the first 
ideas of the medal with the Genius. The obverse is to all 
intents an original portrait of Franklin, with tht legend " benj. 

FRANKLIN MINIS. PLEN. DES ^TATS UNIS n.u L'aMERIQUE, 

MDCCLXXXIII.," which was changed on the i edal to " benj. 
FRANKLIN NATUS BOSTON. XVII JAN. MDCCVI. ' The reverse 
differs slightly from the medal as struck ; but 'he inscription 
is far inferior, being " je vole a L'lMMORTALi.'fi," for which 
the Latin was substituted, as just mentioned. 

Most of the objects I have described are strictly unique in 
the full meaning of that often misused word, since there was 
no occasion ever to make a duplicate or repetition of them, 
except in the case of the broken dies. It is possible that this 
was done, though the statements in the published correspond- 
ence relating to them are somewhat confusing. There are other 
objects of less interest in the collection, as the engraving of the 
fight between the "Bon Homme Richard" and the "Serapis," 
evidently sent to Duprd to guide him in drawing the ships for 
the reverse of the medal of Paul Jones ; and a head of Jones 



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in bronze too large for the me^R as struck, as if Duprd had 
originally designed a larger medal. There are also proofs of 
both sides of the medal to Washington for the evacuation of 
Boston, by Duvivier, Avhicli we may agreeably suppose to 
have been presented b}' the senior artist to Duprd. The 
authorities of the city of Paris were desirous to secure the 
collection ; but M. Hoffmann, the dealer from whom it was 
bought, preferred that it should come to this couatry, where 
there can be no more proper place for it as a whole vlhan Bos- 
ton. And I think that we may rejoice that it is securely 
placed in the Public Librarv, which is indebted for it to the 
patriotic interest and liberal views of our own librarian. 

The Rev. Henry P". Jenks communicated a diarj- kept in 
1760, during the French and Indian War, by his great-grand- 
father, Capt. Samuel Jenks, which covers the same period 
as the diary of Sergeant David Holden, already printed by the 
Soeiet}-.^ 

Samuel Jenks was born in Lynn, Mass., jNIarch 12, 1732. 
He learned his trade (that of a blacksmith) from his father, 
and wrought at it successively in Chelsea (on Point Shirley), — 
where the journal following shows that he was residing in 
1760, when he started on the campaign which it records, — 
and in Medford, Newton, — where his son William (H. C. 
1797, and member of our Society for many years) Avas born, — 
and in Boston. In the " Boston Directory" of 1789, the first 
published, liis name appears, — " Jenks, Samuel and Son, black- 
smiths and bellows makers, at the sign of the bellows, Gard- 
ner's Wharf, Aim Street" ; and in that of 1796, which appears 
to have been the next one published, his residence is given on 
Cross Street, where he was known to have been living in 
1787, when the same son entered the Boston Latin School. 
He died at Cambridge, June 8, 1801. 

" He was twice," says his son,'-^ " engaged in military expe- 
ditions, being in the Canadian campaigns of 1758 and 1760, 
in the latter of which he was the youngest captain in the 
provincial army; and the late Governor Brooks assured me 
that the instruction which he derived at Medford from my 

1 See 2 Proceedings, vol. iv. pp. .384-409. 

2 N. E. Hist. Gen. T?eg , vol. ix., July, 1855. 









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father's experience and military knowledge was of essential 
service to himself at the opening of the Revolutionary contest." 

In the " Mercury and New-England Palladium," of Friday, 
June 12, 1801, was published the following obituary: — 

" Died at Cambridge, on Monday, Samuel Jenks, Esq., aged 70, late 
of this town, a captain of the provincial service of 1760, and an active 
officer in the campaign of 1758. In the character of this upright and 
worthy man were combined those quaUties which render piety amiable 
and virtue engaging. His mind was enlightened and candid. The 
leisure of a laborious and useful life was employed in furnishing it with 
various information. Convinced of the truth and importance of the 
Gospel, he was a rational, sincere, and practical Christian, and experi- 
enced in the closing scenes of life that peace of mind and hope of 
future happiness which it alone can confer. - As a friend, a brother, 
a husband, and a father, he was tender and affectionate. As a citizen, 
he was blameless, and governed his whole conduct by the strictest rules 
of equity He was a lover of order and good government, and an 
ardent friend to his country. To society he has bequeathed an exem- 
plary pattern of honesty, integrity, and Christian meekness ; to his 
children a rich legacy,— the inestimable treasure of an unblemished 
reputation." 

He was buried in Saugus, and his gravestone is but a few 
steps from the gate ia the burying-ground. 

Samuel Jenh, his Journall of the Campaign in 1760. 

Point Shirley, May the 22", 1760. Then set out on a campaign for 
the total reduction of Canada. 

Wednsday, 28"^ of May. Arivd at Albany to the camp ; found my 
company incamping in good health. 

Thirsday, 29. Sent a letter home by the post. Rec"^ orders to be 
ready for command up the river &, to leave my tent standing. 

Fryday, 30"' of May. Rec'd orders from Genrall Amherst to^ pro- 
ceed to Fort Miller with a number of battoes loaded with provisions 
«& a com'd of 50 men. 

Monday, June 2^ 1760. Onloade the battoes at the rifts above half 
moon, & proceed with emty battoes to Still Water. 

Tuseday, 3^ June. Rec"^ 240 barrells flour «& drew 2 days allow- 
ance to carry to Fort Miller. 

Wednsday, 4"' June. Av\v^ at Fort Miller at night & landed the 
provisions, & am here stationed for the transportation of provisions 
from hence to Fort Edward. 

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354 MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY. [Mar. 

Thirsday, 5"". Drew five days a^mvance to bring my men up to the 
time of others on station draw. 

Fryday, 6"* of June. Cap' Smith ariv^ to releive me & for me to 
proceed forward with my own company. This day prou'' wet, & a 
sorry party of the Massachusetts troops ariv'f We were hurried in 
transporting the provisions & battoes across the carrying phice. 

Saturday, 7'''. Continued at y® station in giting over battoes & 
provisions. 

Sunday, 8'*'. Orders for my company to proceed with the party that 
is ready for Fort Edward ; myself to tary till Col" Th"' arives for my 
orders to proceed. This day my company put of in battoes for Fort 
Edward, & 1 have rec** orders to follow them in the first boats. 

Monday, June 9''\ Imbarqu^ on board Capt. Dunbars battoe for 
Fort Edward ; ariv'' there before night ; found my company incamp' on 
the plain : went to view the fort, which I think is well built, but not 
well sictuated for to stand a seige. 

Tuseday, 10'". Rec"* orders to march to Lake George, & march' of 
about 10 oclock a. m. in one colum. Ariv'^ at Lake George, & in- 
camp' before night. 

Wednsday, 11 June. Remaind incamp* ; went to view the works; 
drew 2 days allowance to carry us to Ticondaroga. 

Thirsday, 12 June. Sent a letter home by M*" Dix. . . . This 
morning struck our tents, & decamp' at revaloe beating, then march' 
down to ye battoes «& imbarqu'? for Ticondaroga. The wind blowing 
hard a head, we put a shore at a small distance from y" fort on y" east 
side y® lake ; the wind abateing, we set off & came to the first narrows 
on a small island & stopt to cook, haveing come 12 miles. The land on 
each side is exceeding mountainous, & abounds with vast number of 
rattlesnakes ; our people kill'" 6 or 8 on this small island. Then put 
of, as soon as the rear came up & refresh' themselves, to another island 
near Sabbath Day Point, & campt. 

Fryday, 13"* June. We got our breakfasts ; then the Col" gave orders 
to put off for Ticondaroga. Got there about three oclock p. M. & 
landed, & the CoP went with a small escort to the fort & return** ; 
gave orders for the troops to march & incamp at the saw mill about a 
mile from y* landing, which was accordingly done ; here all the officers 
that had never been on this land had to pay their entrance. 

Saturday, U"" June. Remaind incampt at the mills. Here great 
numbers of the camp ladys came down from Crown Point on their 
way to Albany; sum of them interceding to be taken back. Here we 
are like to draw arms, haveing marcht all the way hither without. 
Expect to march for Crown Point to morrow, having detacht Lieut. 
Pope «& 12 men to tarry at Ticondaroga with Lf Col° Miller, wlio has 
a detachment of 300 men to stop there. 



1890.] JOURNAL OF CAPTAIN JENKS. 355 

Sunday, 15*'' June. This morning we drew our arms & six 
cartriges a man. After delivering out the arms & ammuuitisioa 
we imbarqu** on board battoes, 32 in each, for Crownpoint; set off, 
& pas'* by the fort at Ticondaroga, which is very pleasantly scituated 
on y® Lake' Champlain, & commands the Narrows and the entrance of 
South Bay. Here lay the Great Reddoe & 2 sloops waiting for a wind 
to proceed to Crown-point. It being late in the day, we could not 
reach Crownpoint. The Col" ordered the regiment to incamp near a 
block house, which is 2 miles from the main fort. The land on each 
side this lake is level, & looks like good land, & all looks pleasant & 
agreable. 

Mondmj., 16"" June. Decamp! early this morning, & arivd at Crown- 
point ; landed above the fort, «& incampt. This day it raind & thun- 
dred prety much in y* forenoon. Went to view the woi'ks, which I 
think, when finished, may be justly stil** the strongest place the English 
has on the continent. Here, I bleive, is our station for this campeign, 
for there is an immense sight of work to be done before these forts are 
compleated. 

Tuseday, W^ June. This morning I was ordred off with 200 men 
across the lake in order to git sum spruce. Cap* Brewer of the 
Rangers went to pilot us ; when we got a shore we march' with front, 
rear, & flank guards. Return'' without any molestation from y* enemy ; 
brought a fine quantity of spruce. The commanding officer on the 
station gave us his thanks for the service we had done. 

Wednsday, 18"^ June. This day I was off duty. At the evening we 
espy*? a fire ^ made on the west side the lake about 6 miles down. Ime- 
diately a party & sum of our pequit gaurd was sent in 2 battoes & 
a whale boat for to discover who they be. As Rogers is out with a 
large party tis supposed it is sum of his returning. 

Tliirsday, 19 June. This day, Major Skeen, who went out to se wat 
the fire was made for, returned about 9 oclock a. m., & brought in 2 of 
our men that run away from the French ; they had been without pro- 
visions 6 day, living on strawberrys & roots. About noon we discover*^ 
several boats coming up the lake from toward St Johns, which proves 
to be sum of our people that liave been in captivity; there is about 130 
in all. They bring us the agreable news of the French being obliged 
to raise the seige of Quebeck in the greatest confusion, with the loss 
of 3,500 men, & all their arteliry, & all their camp equipage, & that the 
country is all in confusion. 

Fryday, 20 June. This day the train are carying the shott & shells 
in great numbers out of the fort down to the wharfe, in order to ship 
on board the vessels ; & great numbers are at work in preparing car- 

^ See Sergeant Holden's Jottrnal, 2 Proceedings, vol. iv p. 392. 



356 MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY. [Mar. 

triges & other necessary s for the expedition which I bleive will be 
form** her against the fortifyed island & St. Johns. This day I wrote 
several letters to be ready to send by sum of the prisioners that are 
going home to New England. This after noon a whale boat was sent 
off with dispatches to Major Rogers, «&;c. 

Saturday, 21 June. This day prou*^ rainy. We spent the day in 
our tent writeing letters «fe disputeing sum points of concequence. At 
evening we drank to our wives & sweethearts, &c. 

Sunday., 22*^ June. This day prov*" very pleaseant. I was of duty. 
Should be glad to have some news from home to amuse my self. No 
regard is paid in general here to sacred time. This day I heard a band 
of rausick at the commanding officers tent while they were dineing, 
which was very delightfull, tho in my opinion not so seasonable on such 
days of sacred appointment. 

Monday, 23 June. This day was very rainy & wet. I kept in 
my tent most of the day. Toward night it cleard of. Sum of M;yor 
Rogers party arivd from a scout. At nine oclock in y" evening the 
Major came in himself, & 2G French prisioners with him, taken about 
3 miles from St. John's Fort. He has destroy'' a small pequited fort 
(S: several houses, & a great quantity of provisions. This was effected 
without any blood shed or fireing a gun. 

Tuseday, 24. This day fair & pleasant. I had the care of a 100 
men to work in the King's Garden, which is the finest garden I ever 
saw in my life, having at least 10 acres inclosed, & mostly sow*" & im- 
prou^. This day one of our pretenders to a commission was whipt — 
a 100 lashes at post for disobeying orders & insolent language.^ 

Wednsday, 25 June. This morning Cap' Harris's company came 
up to y^ incampment ; brings no news or letters. This day, about 
9 oclock A. M., a flag of truce arivd from Canada. There is a general 
officer in the flag of truce, & they was sent down dii-ectly to Gen! Am- 
herst, who we hear set of 3 days agon from Shenaetada.'^ I hear, by 
Cap' Harris, that IMr. Sam' Berry is stationed at Fort Edward ; is 
got so far promoted as to have a second lievtenancy with Cap' Henry 
Brown. 

Thirsday, 26 June. This day I took a quantity of stores of Mr. 
Forsey in order to supply my men. I rec'^ a letter from Boston with 
Liev' Richardsons commission in it. Went directly to the sutlers to 
wett it. so it might wear well withou cracking. Several battoes ariv'' 
here with provision from Ticondnroga. The weather clear & pleasant. 
Fi-yday, 21 June. Today Col° Ingersoll & Major Willard & 4 
cap'.^ & 300 men, were sent up the lake in order to cut timber to finish 

1 Sergeant Holden's Journal gives the name of Jolin Bunker. 2 Proceedings, 
vol. iv. p. .S93. 

2 Probablv Schenectady. * 



1890.] JOURNAL OF CAPTAIN JENKS. 357 

the works.^ To day I am of duty ; weut to see the detachment im- 
barque. This day the prisioner that were sent hear by the enemy 
went off for New England & N. York. 

Saturday, 28 Jane. To day I detacht 7 men of my company to go in 
the artelery under the command of Cap* Jones. Went out to walk round 
to see the land ; could see where the Indians used to carry our people in 
order to burn. I am told great numbers of them have been caiied 
there to suffer to satisfie their insatiate loue of blood &, cruelty. At 
night we followed the old custom of drinking to wives & swetthearts. 

Sunday, 29 June. To day the weather is quite pleasant, — a rare 
thing in this part of the word. I see no regard paid to this day, with- 
out it is to put more men on duty. Can hear no news from home at 
all, no way. 

Monday, 30 June, 1760. This day I have the pequit guard. Sent 
the Liev' & 36 men across the lake to git sum bark lor the hospitall. 
The weather showrey. I wrote a letter home, having an oppertunity 
to send it directly to Boston. To day 2 men belonging to our troops 
was caryed to the hospital, being taken with the small pox.^ I am in 
hopes it wont spread, for all possible care is taken to prevent it, the 
hospitall being 2 miles off" the incampment ; & our colonels have not 
had it ; so they will, I trust, take the more care that it dont spread. 

Ttiseday, 1^' July, 1760. This day am off duty. This morning the 
brigg came up the lake from a cruize. She is a fine looking vessell, 
& it seem much as if I were at home, seeing a brig come in & come to 
anchor. We are mending the battoes, & every thing looks likely 
we shall move forward in about 20 days. To day my First Lev' & 
Serg' Martin & 3 privates my company went down the lake to relivee 
the regular troops stationd down there in the sloops. There went 
about 60 of the Provincials & Rhoad Island troops in the party. To 
day Ens" Newhall of my company is on duty at drawing timber in to 
the fort. He has command of 80 men. 

Wednsday, 2** July. To day I have the care of 280 men to work 
in the fort. To day Joseph Eaton of Cap' Harts company died sense- 
less, & in the evening one of Cap' Jackson's men at roll calling answerd 
to his name, but before they had done he was dead. Col°. Willard 
came to camp to day from New England. . . . 

TIdrsday, 3*^ July. To day I am off duty ; went to view the works. 
There is a seller here has not obey** the genr' orders, but sold his liqours 
to the soldiers, & several of the regulars got drunk, & one of them 
broke open a markee &, was whipt one thousand lashes. His liquors 



1 Col. Joseph IngersoU and Major Caleb Willard. Holden's Journal makes 
a trifling difference in the numbers sent. See 2 Proceediugs, vol. iv. p. 393. 

2 Ibid. 



358 MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY. [Mar. 

were seized & taken out of his store, to the number of one pipe of 
Bristoll beer & 3 quarter casks of wine, & stove to peices, & all the 
liquor lost ; & another sutler for the like offence had 5 or 6 casks of 
liquors stove in like mauer. So we have wine & strong beer running 
down our street.^ In the evening we had very sharp thunder & 
lightning. The clouds run very low. I was never so sensible of the 
thunder being so nigh in my life. We have rain here almost every 
other day, otherwise there would nothing grow, for the ground is almost 
all clay, & in two days time if it be clear sunshine, it will bake so hard 
that no grass can grow. 

Fryday^ 4''' July, 1760. To day I was ordred to hold a court 
martial at my tent, my self president, for the tryall of Peter Jones a 
private in Cap* Martin's company, confin'* by Cap* Abial Peirce for 
denying his duty & insolent language. The members, being 4 liev*', 
were assembled. The prisioner was brought, & the crime read. He 
pleaded ignorance of the facts aledged against him, as also his being in 
liquor & knew not what he did. Cap! Peirce was then caP, who prou*? 
the fact by Cap! Hart, who was present & heard him deny &. abuse 
Cap! Peirce. The prisoner's own officer then came &, said that the said 
Jones was very apt to be depriv'' of his reason by the smallest quantity 
of spiritous liquor. The prisoner was then sent back to the guard 
house. The court after having debated and considred on the nature 
of the crime & the mans constitution, they resolv'' he should receive 50 
stripes on his naked back with a cat nine tails. The result being 
carry'' to the commanding officer, he approu'l of it as just & right. 
There was myself &, 2 other of the court had never been on court 
martials ; we went & was shod according to custom. This evening 
at releiving the pequit the s** Jones rec** his punishment. To day 
Brigadier General Ruggles ariv*^ here from New England. 

Saturday, 5"* July. This day was very sultry, hot. I took a walk 
round the incampment. There came in 6 Oneida Indians,'^ & brought 
in one scalp. There is a rumer in camp that there is 300 Canada Indians 
a comeing to joyn us, being discouraged with the bad luck the Monsiuers 
have. I hear like wise that our General Murry at Quebeck hangs all 
without distinction who were in the capitulation last year at the sur- 
ender of Quebeck, & that have assisted the French at the late attempt 
on that fortress. To day I heard that Col" Montgomery has had a 
skirmish with the Cherokee Indians, & kill'' 100 of them, & burnt 3 
towns. At night we concluded by drinking to wives and sweet hearts, 
which is as duly obseru'' here as any of our duty. There is one more 



^ See Serjreant Hoklen's Journal of the same date. One of the sutlers was 
namerl George Morris. 2 Proccedincrs. vol. iv. p. ."04. 

2 These Indians are mentioned by Sergeant Holden, Ibid. 



1890.] JOURNAL OF CAPTAIN JENKS. 359 

of Cap* Harts men dead to day. Through God's goodness, I hant lost 
one man of my company yet, nor is any of them sick ; it is a general 
time of health in camp. Can hear no news from home. Yesterday 
was in company with the Gentlemen Commissioners from old York, 
who are well acquainted with my relations there, who were all well 
when they set off. 

Sunday, 6 July. To-day it is extreame hot. I took a walk about 
2 miles in the wood to see the carpenters ; returned & wrote 2 let- 
ters to send home. We have no appearance of any divine worship 
in our camp, & I can see no defireuce in regard to the day. I spent 
most of the day in my tent writeing & reading. Ens° Newhall is on 
duty drawing timber. I hear 2 of our New England men are dead of 
the small pox at the hospitall, & I hear that the French will give up 
Montreal without fighting any more. The news about Col' Montgomery 
is confirm''. 

Monday^ 7* July. Took a walk down to the landing. Return*^ to 
breackfast, & rec'^ a letter from my brother Jenks, dated 9 June, 1760, 
with the agreable news of their being all in health at that time. To 
day I begun to build me a booth, but before it was finished I had 
orders to move to the right of the incampment, being in the first bat- 
tallion of Brigadier Genrael Ruggles's reg', & so must move my booth 
or loose all my leabour. There is eleven companys in the first battal- 
lion, & 10 in the second. Colonell Richard Saltonstall comands the 
first battallion under the Brigadier. 

Tuseday, 8 July, 1760. This morning we were alarm*^ about 6 oclock 
by the enemy, who fell upon a party of Major Rogers' rangers, just by 
their incampment on the other side the lake, all in sight of our incamp- 
ment, & they have kill** one on the spot & wounded six more, who 
are brought over to the hospitall. I have been down to see them, &. 
4 of them are mortally woundid, — 2 shot through their bodys, & 1 
shot through his head, the other through both thighs ; the 2 others 
may, with good care, git well. It was a very affecting sight to see the 
poor creatures lay weltering in their blood & fainting with death in 
their countenance.^ Immediately Major Rogers with his rangers ran 
out of their breast work & pursued the enemy, who are almost all 
French, but very few Indians among the party. Tis suppos** there was 
300 in their party, & the regular light infantry & severall large partys 
of regulars to intercept them ; &, a sub of our troops & 25 men was 
sent down to the sloops to give them inteligence. It was a bold 
action, right in plain view of our forts & camps, & but a little way 
from Major Rogers incampment, & on the same side the lake ; we 
have seen part of the rangers return, but what news I cannot learn. 
The same day we were setled & regimented, & I am in CoP Salton- 

1 Cf. Holden's Journal of the same date, 2 Proceedings, vol. iv. p. 394. 



860 MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY. [Mar. 

stons battalion, which is the first in the regiment, commanded by 
Brigadier General Kuggles. We then struck our tents & incampt on 
the right of all the Massachusetts troops. Both the brigadiers battal- 
lions, — Col° Tho° regiment on the left & Col" Willard in the center. 
Those captains belonging to the first battallion, after our being rank^, 
all went to the sutlers & drank to our better acquaintance, & then 
returnd, mutually satisfyed with our lots; & I am exceedingly rejoyc'' 
that it was my lot to fall amongst such agreable officers. 

Wediisday, 9 July. This day am off duty, & have built us a fine 
booth. At the door of my tent, the weather extreame hot. Took 
a walk after dinner. Can hear no news in camp, only disputeing of 
rank amongst officers, & whiping sutlers & soldiers. At evening had 
a letter from L' Richardson, who is well, but not content with 
his station. Major Rogers is return^ without overtakeing the enemy ; 
the wounded men are all alive yet, but I dont think they can live 
long. 

lltirsday, \Qth July. This day is very sultry, hot. I am off duty, 
building me another booth. Ens" Newhall is on a court martial. I let 
the president hold his court at my tent, because his had no booth 
finish*^ for his conveniency. I find this climate vastly hotter than I 
ever expected. I think it has been much hotter this 6 or 7 days than I 
ever knew so many together in New England. Two of the wounded 
men of the rangers is dead ; & Jacob Hallowell, that was wounded in 
Rogers' fight before, is also dead of his wounds. 

Fryday^ 11 July^ 1760. Continues very hot «fe dry. I am on duty, & 
Ens° Newhall with me ; we were drawing timber out in the wood ; have 
100 men ; & we all cary our arms out since the enemy fell on Rogers's 
working party. To day I rec*" a letter from my own partner, the only 
one I have rec*^ from her since I left home, dated 8 June, & one from 
Brother Nathan, dated 9 June, with the most agreable news of their 
being in health. L' Pope came up from Ticondaroga, & brought these 
letters & a number of others from New England. Expect soon to 
move forward, 

Saturday, 12 July, 1760. Continues extreame hot & dry. To day I 
found that James Casey & Wm Delarue had got orders on the sutler & 
forged my name to them & taken a considerable up. I immediately 
sent them under guard, & acquainted Col" Saltonstal of their crime, 
who advised me not to send their crime in as forgery, because then they 
must come to a general court martial & be try*^ for their lives, & it is 
death by the martial law for a soldier to counterfit his officers hand; 
but told me to send in their cl-ime as ill behaviour &, insolent treatment, 
which I accordingly did, &, by that means hope their lives will be 
saved by trying them by a regimental court martial. To day Mr. Fur- 
nance, our brigade major, ariv^ from New England. I sent 2 letters 



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1890.] JOURNAL OF CAPTAIN JENKS. 361 

for home by Serg' Fullinton, of Cap' Harris's company, who has orders 
to go to Albany. At night we drank to wives & sweethearts, & so 
concluded the day. More news of going forward. 

Sunday, 13 July. This morning I went to the sutlers & searched all 
my orders, & found that Henry Bony & Jacob Hasey had orders on 
him that was counterfit. I immediately sent the gent' under guard, & 
the Brigadier ordred a court martiall on them ; but I got him to put it 
off untill to morrow. To day L' Richmond confind a regular to our 
guard for abusive language, & just as our pequit was releivd & gone to 
their tent, there came about 40 of the granadiers with clubs & forced 
our quarter guard & took away the prisoner. The guard pursued as 
fast as possible, «fe pequit was turnd out, & all pursud, & recovered 2 
of the mob ; they fird 2 guns at the granadiers ; I beleive wounded 
sura. This affair put the whole of the line in commotion ; all the reg- 
ular regiments were turnd out in an instant & drawn up in order, sup- 
posing it was an enemy ; how ever, we were soon in quiet. 2 of the 
offenders was securd, & will no doubt meet with a punishment ade- 
quate to their crimes. I can see no distintion paid to the day except 
the flags flying & more men put on duty, & almost always sum develish 
pranck playd, &c. 

Monday, July 14"". This day, about 7 o'clock A. M., there was a 
regimental court martial held at the presidents tent, who was Cap* 
Chadbourn ; after the prisoners was brought & exam*?, Casey & Delaru 
confesed they were guilty of the facts, but the other 2 pleaded not 
guilty; but Hasey own** he saw Delarue sign his order, but it appeard 
Bony knew nothing of his signing his. The court sentenced Casey 250 
stripes, Delarue 150, & Hasey 50; which the Brigadier approu*^ off as 
just. At releiving the quarter guard, these fellows was brought forth & 
rec"^ their punishment.* I ordred the serjants to turn out all my com- 
pany to see them go through the opperation, to deter any from such vile 
practises. I had rather lost 20 dollers than such affairs should a hap- 
ned in my company. Ens" Newhall has been on com** up to Ticon- 
daroga today. L* Richardson sent of for stores which I sent him. 
Heard a rumor of Esq Goldthwaits comeing up pay master of our 
troops ; I fear too good news to be true. 

Tuseday, July 15. The weather continues extreame hot & dry. I 
have the care of a 100 men for to make fachines & gabions & erecting 
a fachine batery in ordr to practise the men as Lord Louden did at 
Halifax. I had an easy tour, for I went out at 5 o'clock in the morn- 
ing & return'' @ 8, & then went out again at 5 in the afternoon & 
return in at gun firing. We have continual whiping of sum or other in 



1 The record of this and the preceding two days amplifies the account of 
Sergeant Holden, under date of July 1-4, 2 Proceedings, vol. iv. p. 394. 

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362 MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY. [Mar. 

the line. To day Col" Saltonston rold me my friend Esqr Goldthwait 
was certainly coining up to pay of our troops. 

Wednsdat/, 16 July. To day am of duty. Got sundry of stores of 
Mr. Hobbey for my company. We had news in camp that there was 
12,000 French comeing up the lake, & that they had taken our 3 sloops 
that are cruizeing down the lake, — camp news, I beleive. To day I read 
a New York ])aper of the 30 June, & find the news exactly true that 
ye prisoues brought in here the 1*J"' of June conserning the raising the 
seige of Quebeck. In the after noon went to se the train practise in 
throwing shells. They hove 12 in all; it was a pleasant sight to see 
them flying in the air. Our people has caught two fawns alive in the 
lake, &. there is plenty of them in these parts. 

Thirsday, 17'.'' July. To day am off duty. The weather continues 
hot & dry. I spent most part of the day in my tent a overhawling 
orders & settling accounts, «& seeing that my companys tents well barked 
over the bottom, according to Brigadier General Rujrgles order. In 
the afternoon walkd round the camp to pass away time & to divert 
our selves. Hear that Gen' Amherst set off' from Oneida Lake the 9 in- 
stant for Oswago, & expect to move forward in about 12 days from here. 
To day Ens" Newhall is on pequit. 

Fryday, 18"" July, 1760. Very hot & no signs of rain, which is very 
much wanted here, for if it continues such weather a few days longer, 
all the fine gardens we have here will be intirely dry** up, & all the 
fruits perish. This morning Cap' Hart & I went to view the fachine 
battery, which is a most finished & looks very beautifull. Returnd & 
have been calculating how far we are from home, & find it by the best 
judges 190 miles to Boston by No. 4. So then I am nearer home than 
when I was at Albany, altho I have traveled a 100 miles from Albany. 
To day the train are practiseing their mortars in throwing shells, &, 
our troops have drawn 6 rounds pr man in order to fire at a mark. In 
the afternoon we had a fine refreshing shower. Cleard up &. quite 
cool & pleasant. There was two of the regular officers fought a duel 
with pistols. They made 2 tryalls, but did not wound neither. This 
evening we was drawn up on the parade & had prayers perform*^ by 
a chaplain ^ from New England. He is the only one of that cloath that 
has joynd ns yet. 

Saturday, 19"' July, 17G0. This morning went to see the train 
practise throwing of shells. They made several very good shotts. Re- 
turnd & went to view the fachine battery. This day about 500 troops 
went across the lake to git spruse; nothing meterial hapned. This day 
there is a post arive"^ from Oswago. At night we concluded by drink- 
ing to wives & sweethearts, which is as constantly observ'' as any duty 
we have in camp. Pleasant weather to day. 

1 See Sergeant Holden's Journal, 2 Proceedings, vol. iv. p. 395. 



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Sunday, 20 July. To day am off duty. It has been my luck as yet 
not to be on any duty of a Sunday. To day I wrote a letter to send 
home, & spent most of the day in my tent writeing & reading. The 
weather very hot; much hotter than is used to be in New England. 
At night we had prayers in the camp. No news from home, which is 
the scarcest of any thing in camp ; for we have ladys enough in town, & 
they are walking out with the regular officers to take y" evening air 
every night. 

Monday, 2P* July. To day T have the care of a party of men to 
work in the fort drawing the timber up on the walls. Was very agre- 
ably entertaind on the works by the company of a regular officer who 
lately came from captivaty in Montreal, & reading the Spectator. 
Towards night the brigg ^ came down from Ticondaroga, haveing 'been 
up to clean «fc grave. The weathr prety pleasant. I have a bad boil 
on my right wrist, which is very troublesome. 

Tuseday, 22^ July. The large English sloop has come down last 
night, & all things preparing to proceed down the lake. Went this 
morning with Cap? Hart & Ens° Newhall down to the wharfe to see 
the shiping «fe the preparations going on. In returning to camp Ens° 
Newhall is taken very ill with a vomiting. I immediately by his 
desire got the docter to come to him, & he has gave him sumthing 
which I hope by Gods blessing will cary off his illness. Went after 
diner to view the fachine battery. Rogers's men are practiseing at 
shooting at marks. We have very hot dry weather, the days much 
hotter than in New England, but the nights are as cold as we have in 
September, for I can not lay warm in my blanket towards day, but in 
the day can hardly bear any cloaths on. By the best information I can 
git we shall move forward in first week in August. We are preparing 
all things necessary to forward the opperations. This evening Ens" 
Newhall is much better. 

Wednsday, 23'' July, 1760. This morning there is a general court 
martial, held at Brigadier General Ruggles tent, himself presedent, for 
the tryall of all prisoners that are brouglit before them. L! Richmond 
of Col? Thomas's reg' is brought on tryall, conlind by the com'' officer 
Col° Havertin for disobedience of orders. This morning Ens° Newhall 
is got prety comfortable again ; he has had a very sharp turn, but hope 
is out of danger of being sick. In the afternoon had a letter from Leu- 
tenant Richardson from on board one of the sloops that are down the 
lake, with news of their being all well that belong to me I prepared a 
quantity of stores to send them down, but am inform'^ they are ordred 
up ; so I defer*^ sending them. The brigg has been firing 2 rounds 
to clear her guns. The train & rangers & all the troops except the 
provincials are practiseing. 

^ See Sergeant Holden's Journal, 2 Proceedings, vol. iv. p. 395. 



364 MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY. [Mar. 

Tliirsday, 24'*' July, 17 GO. To day am off duty. Went to see where 
they have beeu throwing bombs. They have measurd out a 1000 
yards, & set stakes at eveiy 50 yards with the number on them. 
Here is one of my men that was stationed at Ticundaroga, come up 
with a setler who has brought up a very line mistress with liim. On 
their passage they fell into disputes. At length he struck her, which 
inraged hir so that after several fits & efforts jumpt over board. 
This cool'^ her courage, for her sweetheart held her under water untill 
she was amost expiring. They then took her in, stript off her cloaths 
& drest anew, &, so the fray ended. 1 wish it were the fate of all 
these sort of ladys that follow the army. She apeard prety likely & 
was very well dresU This day proues rainy, which is very much wanted 
in this dark corner of the earth. At night 2 of our sloops came up 
from a cruize. I hear L! Richardson is on board one of them. 

Fryday, July 25"^, 1760. Went this morning on board the sloop 
where Lievf Richardson &, part of my company is. Found them all in 
good health. Brought the lievtenant on shore. The news in camp is 
that Gen! Amherst, attempting to go down a falls, was attact by the 
enemy & lost 1000 men & is now comeing back to go this way. I lik- 
wise heard the French had blown up the fortifyd island & gone, «& that 
Gen! Murry had laid seige to Montreal, &, that it is a establisht peace 
at home, «fcc. 

Saturday, July 26*, 1760. This day off duty; the weather rainy. 
I kept cheifly in my tent. Ens" iS'ewhall remains ill. L! Richardson 
on shore, wee all practiseing drinking to wives & sweethearts, & I am 
warnd this evening to go on command to Ticondaroga to morrow for 
provisions. A regular captain commands the whole detachment. Noth- 
ing occourd to day remarkable. 

Sunday, 27''' July, 1760. This morning was on the parade at reva- 
loes beating for go with the detachment to the mill for provision. It 
raind prety much, but the wind is fair. We set off about 7 oclock 
A. M. ; had a fine gale all the way, but much rain. Got there about 
noon. There was about 500 in the party. We could not git boats 
enough for the whole, so came back 10 in battoe. We rendavousd at 
Ticondaroga fort. I went to view the fortifications. They are advan- 
tageously built & very strong & pleasantly scituated. We all set of 
again about 5 o(<ock p. m. The weather is clear:" up quite pleasant & 
calm. We all made the best of our way for our station. I arivd 
about nine oclock at night at my tent. This is the first Sunday I have 
been on duty up here. There was divine service performd in camp to 
day. But I have not had the luck of hearing one sermon since I left 
home. I hear to day that the recruits raised in our provinc are on 
their march. Query, will they arive before December. 

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see the boats vnloaded. The weather is fair, serene, cool, & pleasant, 
with a fine breeze to the westward. I spent most of the day in walk- 
ing round the fort landing & places ajacant. The fleet is filing out with 
all expedition & makes a very fine appearance. I hope we shall soon 
pay Monsiuers a vissit at the lie aux Noix. No extraordinaries hapned 
to day. 

Tuseday, 29* July, 1760. To day am off duty. 12 Richardson has 
saild again down the lake on a cruize to releive the other sloop. To 
day there was a large pekerell found on the shore. It measurd 4 feet 
5 inches in length & waid, as is reported, 35 lb. Towards night the 
sloop that was stationed down the lake came up. Most part of this day 
I spent in walking round the camp &, forts. There is a party sent to 
carry provisions to the Hamshire troops. 

Wednsday, SO"* July. To day am off duty. Spent most of the day 
in the tent in writeing and posting of my accounts. This after noon a 
droue of cattle came from No. 4. At the evening wrote a letter to send 
home by the drovers. Ens° Newhall is got quite well again. No news 
f^'om home, altho there comes plenty of letters in camp, yet none for me. 

Thirsday, 31" July. To day wrote letters & made up 2 packquets 
for my men to send home to New England. Have spent part of the 
day with Cap' Hart in his tent & several other gentlemen disputeing on 
the carrage & deferent disposition of the fair sex. This afternoon the 
Hamshire troops are ariv"*. They were obliged to quit the road & come 
forward because the could not git a supply of provisions that way. 

Fryday, P' of August, 17G0. This morning 1 awoke & found my tent 
all flood with water, — about 4 inches over the floor. I got a number of 
my men to dig a trencli to drean of the water. To day have y° care 
of a party of men to take the number of battoes that are assin'^ to our 
battallion. We rec? 80 battoes for all the Massachusetts troops, & brought 
them to a convenient place & sunk them for to keep them tight, & set 
a guard over them. 

Saturday, l"^ August. To day am off duty. There is about 120 
seamen draughted out to go on board the brig ^ & sloops ; they are this 
day sail'' on a cruize down the lake. Its said they are to take post at an 
island 7 miles a this side He aux Noix, & a runaor prevails that we shall 
send a 1,000 men down there to iucamp till the whole arives. R evening 
we followed the delightful custom of remembering wives & sweat- 
hearts. 

Sunday, 3"* Au(f., 1760. I find tis the Lords Day by the flags 
flying, as its the only visible sign of the day amongst us. Went to view 
the Hamshire incarapment & the mark that is made to fire cannon shott 
at. The weather very hot to day. Cap* Aaron Willard ariv'^ from No. 

1 The name of the brig was " Duke Cumberland." See Sergeant Holden's 
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306 MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY. [Mar. 

4. I hear the recruits are on their way up here a this side Albany. 
To day diviue service was perform'' at our perrade by one of our 
chaplains. 

Monday, 4"^ -Aii^, 1760. This morning lowery & rainy. I am of 
duty to day ; spent my time in tent writeiug & reading & posting of ac- 
counts. I have 1 2 of my men detacht this morning to go over the lake 
to cut timber. In the after noon it cleard up quite pleasant. As I walk' 
out to amuse my self down to the landing & round the incampment, I 
heard of the approach of the recruits ; hope to have news from home by 
them. I expect them here this week. 

Tuseday, o"' August. I understand that Mr. Farrington has agreed 
to ride as post to New England, to carry letters at six pence, Yorke 
currency, a peice ; he purposses to make 2 trips this campeign. I wrote 
several letters to send by him. I went over the lake to see Rogers's 
incampment which is very pleasant. There is a fine hospatall rais^ to 
day for our troops. The afternoon spent in walking out, & riteing in my 
tent. Have nothing extraordinary to day. 

Wednsday, 6 Aug^., 1760. To day am off duty ; went to see the ar- 
telery practise at fireing shott. To day, about noon Esq"" Goldthwait ariv** 
from New England ; he is, as I understand, pay master gen! of our troops. 
He brought me the most atrreable news I have heard in camp ; that is, 
I mean the news of my wife & freind being in health. I rec"' 3 letters, 
— one from her, one from brother Jenks, & one from brother Nathan 
Sergaut. 

T/a'rsday, 7"'. To day am off duty ; spent most of the day in camp. 
I hear the recriuts are all on their way up here ; sum of the officers are 
arived all ready. We have orders to be ready to imbarque a Sunday 
next for St. Johns. I hope to be able in short time to give a good ac- 
count of sum part of Canada if its the will of God, & my CoP orders me 
to move on with the troops. No extraordinaries today. Shiping shott 
& shells. 

Fryday, 8''' Aug'. To day wrote a letter, & sent it in Mrs. Goldthwaits 
by Mr. Farrington, who set of to day for Boston, & is to return imme- 
diately after his business is done. Mr. Goldthwait intends to begin pay- 
ing the soldiers tomorrow morning. This evening all the detadiments 
are comeing in, except those all ready gone forward, in order to prepare 
them selves for to imbarque. 

Saturday, 9"' August, 1760. This morning all my men rec^ one dollar 
a peice that desir'' it, to git them sum necessarys to carry with them 
down the lake. I have been packing up mine & giting sum stores for 
me on the lake, if T am ordred. It is not known who goes or staj-s as 
yet. At night we drank to wives & sweethearts. I hear L' Col" Ilavvkes 
is to tarry behind. 

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morning. I spent most of the day in packing up my things. I left my 
coat & jackett & all my writeings with Esq^ Goldthwait & one johannas 
in cash, to be kept till I return ; or if I am not to return, to be sent home. 
I lost 2 of my best shirts to day by a washer woman. 

Monday, W^ August. This morning at 10 oclock a.m., we struck 
our tents & marcht down to the battoes, in order to imbarque for S' Johns. 
The Brigadier led the whole of the Massachusetts troops. At noon we 
sett of in three colums ; the wind blood pi'ety fi'esh a head. We rowd 
till about sunsett when the signall was made to form to the left, or west, 
shore, & then we landed and the pequit made the guard. We have 
come about 6 miles. 

Tuseday, 12 Aug^. The morning very calm, only a small breeze to ye 
southward. We set off in order about sunrise ; I had very hard lodg- 
ing on the barrells in the battoe last night. After roweing about 3 or 4 
miles, the wind came right ahead, so that the Ligoneir was obliged to 
anchor the rest of the fleet. Kept along until the wind blood prety 
fresh ; orders came to cross the lake to the east side, where we all 
came to land in a bay called Button Mold Bay, where we are to tarry 
all night. Here Cap* Shores ^ got his dismission from his Majesties 
service to return to New England. 

Wednsday, Au(f. 13*, 1760. We tarry** in the morning a while for the 
Ligoneir to come up ; set of about 8 oclock a.m. Haveing come about 
18 miles from Crown Point, we passed through the Narrows, which is 
very mountainous on the west side, but very plain, flat land on the east. 
We proceeded forward till about noon, when the wind sprung up quite 
fresh ahead ; we kept on uutill about 4 oclock p.m., when we landed 
on the west side the lake. We are now about 28 miles from Crown 
Point. Heie we have news from the brigg & sloops ; they have had a 
brush with the Monseiurs, «& drone them back to the island. I lodged 
much better last night than y^ night before. 

Thirsday. 14"^ Aug^. This morning the wind came fare & the Ligoneir 
came up. We put of about sunrise, & stood along down the lake with all 
sail spread, & made a fine appearance. We kept on till about 1 1 oclock 
A.M., when the wind blood quite hard, & raind very much. We were 
obliged every one to shift for themselves ; a prodigeous sea & hard wind 
obliged us to make a harbour on y* north side of an island called Scuy- 
lers Island. We have lost 7 rangers ^ by the cannoe spliting, & 2 of the 
recruits fell over & was drownd ; one kilP by accident, & there is sev- 
eral battoes missing, I fear in bad circumstances. We came to day about 
45 miles. 

Fryday, 15* Aug\ This morning is lowrey, & the wind prety fresh, 

1 See Sergeant Holden's Journal under date of August 13, 2 Proceedings, vol. 
iv. p. 397. 

2 Ibid. 



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but fair ; we set off about sunrise and made all sail, as much as we 
could suffer, a prodigeous sea going. The land is all Hat & level, hardly 
any hills or mountains to be seen, & what is at a great distance. Ex- 
pect to be amongst bad neighbours before night. God grant we may 
bebave ourselves like men, & play the man for the city & people of our 
God, & let him do as seamest him best. I lodged these two nights past 
very comfortablely in my battoe ; most of the troop lodged on shore by 
large lires. 

Saturday, IC'' Ai((/. We set of from an island called He a mot;^ it 
is about 18 miles to the fortifyd island from here. I lodg in the bat- 
toe very comfortable. It was about the dawning of the day when we 
put of; after rowing across a large bay we form*" the line, 2 boats abrest. 
1 beleive the whole reachd 4 miles, & made a very beautifull appear- 
ance. The weather quite pleasant with a small breze in our feavour. 
Thus Providence seems to smile on our proceedings. After entering 
the Narrows, which is not more than a musket shott across, & very intri- 
cate, the enemy's schooner & reddow came out to meet us, but was 
drone back. We formed for landing in about a mile & i from the 
enemy's fort, with all our battoes a brest, to land on the east shore. As 
soon as the signall for landing was made, we all rowd right to shore, & 
landed in extreme good order without any molestation at all. The 
Ligoneir redows ^ «&; prows kept a fire on the enemys fort & ves- 
sells, to feavour our landing ; after which we marcht up & formd a 
line, & set out our pequits. The land we marcht thiough exceeding wett 
& mirey. I went sum times almost up to my middle in mud «& water, 
& obliged to rul^ most of the way to keep up with the front. We then 
set about makeing a breast work which was compleated in a little time, 
as the men are in high spirits. The vessell keeps fireing on the French ; 
but Monsiuers are not so complesant as to answer them, which we im- 
pute to their v;ant of men or ammunition. We haveing a little rum, we 
made sum toddy to keep up the custom of Saturday night health. 

Sunday, 17"" Aiig^. I lodged last night on the ground without my 
blanket, only a few bushes to cover me, & as wett as could well be, but 
through Divine goodness rested very well. No enemy to molest us in 
our breastwork, which was kept well man*^ all niyht. One of our re- 
dows going to reconitre the forts was fired on by the enemy, & Capt. 
Glaye ^ of the Royall Artelery was killd, & 5 or six more lost their legs. 
One of these unfortunate men belongs to my company, & has his leg 
cut off; I hear lie is like to recover. The rest of the day spent in fixing 
a shed to lodg under. I have not had my cloaths of since I left Crown 

1 He a mot is He au Noix. See Sergeant Holden's Journal, 2 Proceedings, 
vol. iv. p. 397. 

- Probably radeau, mentioned Ibid. 

8 Cliigg, according to Sergeant Holden's Journal, Ibid. 



1890.] JOURNAL OF CAPTAIN JENKS. 369 

Point ; am obliged to lay with my arms and ammunition all on, to be 
ready in case of need. 

Monday, 18"* Aug% 1760. Last night I had the pequit, & kept one 
quarter of it standing centry at a time all night. I had 2 subs who took 
care of the pequit, & I lay in my bower till break of day, & slept com- 
fortablely ; in the morning was ordred out to cover a party of fasshine 
makers in the woods, about | mile from the breast work. The enemy 
have fired several cannon to day at our people, but done no execution. 
We have taken possission of a point of land right opposite the island, «fe 
within muskett shott of the fort where we are erecting batterys. At 
night was releivd by Capt' Barnard. 

Tuseday, lO''* Aug^ Last night I had my tent set up, & lay like a 
minister all night ; this morning we had orders to pack up every thing 
for to moue on to the Point to cover the batterys. Marcht off about 
11 oclock A. M., through extream bad way, to the Point, & built a fine 
breastwork in front, & begun one in the rear. The enemy heard us in- 
camping, & they kept firing cannon at us, but hurt none of the men, 
tho our camp is not half cannon shot from the enemys fort, & nothing 
to hinder but only the trees, & them not very thick. 

Wednsday, 20* Attg*, 1760. Last night raind sum. I lay in my 
tent all night without any molestation. The enemy have not fired a 
gun all night. This morning there came one of the enemy to our peo- 
ple, & what storey he tells I can not learn, I hear it so many defirent 
ways ; but by all I think the enemy very scant of men on the island. In 
the afternoon they fired very briskly on our men, but did no great dam- 
mage, — oly wounded one man with a grape shot sliglitly. We go on 
briskly with our batterys, & hope in a few days to give Monsiuers a 
salute; for they begin to grow very quarelsome of late, & wont let us 
live in peace by y"".^ 

Thirsday, 21" Au^. Last night it rained prety much. However, it 
did not hinder our people from working on the battery. To day I am 
ordred to assist the engineer; I have' a party of 150 men, 2 subs, 4 
serg*' in carrying timber to the batterys ; there is 800 of the provincials 
of us on fatigue in building batterys to day, under the care of CoP 
Saltonstall. The enemy kept a constant fire on us most part of the day, 
firing 12, 9, & six pound shot & langrege ; they wounded 10 men, 5 of 
which, I beleive, mortally, the other not bad. I escaped my self very 
narrowly several times, I think it very remarkable {hat the enemy 
have not killd great numbers, when we are so much exposed. Our 
redows have fired several shott on them to day. 

Fryday, 22'^ Last night just as I had got to bed, being much fa- 
tigued, the whole army was ordred to arms immidiately, haveing dis- 

1 Compare the entries for 19th and 20th August with those of Sergeant Hol- 
den's Journal for the same date. 2 Proceedings, vol. iv. p. 398. 

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370 MASSACHUSETTS Him^RlCAL SOCIETY. [Mar. 

covcrd a large party of the euemy set off from the island iu battoes & 
putting over towards us. After we had put out all fires in carap & 
man"' the breast work, there came orders to return to our tents, except 
the pecpiit ; for the enemy, finding they were discovered, ruturn back 
without lireing a gun. However, we lay in readiness to receive them 
if they should attempt it again ; & about an hour before day, a regular 
centry, supposeing he heard sum of them, fired his peice, as did 3 or 4 
more, which alarmd us again, & all turnd out and man'' the breast work, 
waiting for them. In a few minutes, the cap! of the pequit, thinking he 
saw a man without the lines, challenged it 3 times, & nothing answer- 
ing, fired his peice : & sum body at the same time gave the word to fire, 
when the whole of our battallion mostly discharged their peices, which 
spread almost the line, it being impossible to stop our men from fireing, 
altho there was no enemy near us. We soon found our mistake, & re- 
turnd to our tents. We have got a fine breast work, both in front & 
rear, & have cut all the trees & cleard them out of our camp to prevent 
our being hurt by the limbs falling that are shot of by y' enemys cannon. 
This morning we are clearing a road through our camp to draw can- 
non across below the enemys fort, to erect a battery on a point of land in 
order to cut off all communication between them «& St. Johns. We have 
landed all our morters & got them up to the bomb-battery, & are git- 
ting the cannon on shore & drawing them to the batterys, & hope to 
have three batterys opened by night. I hear a scout of our rangers 
have taken 4 prisoners this morning. Nothing meteral has hapned 
to day ; the enemy have been prety quiet, & bant fired abowe 5 or six 
cannon to day & a few small armes, & done no damage, as I can hear. 
There was a man of Cap' Harriss taken up for dead, — hurt by a tree 
falling on him. 

Saturday, 23'' Aug% 17G0. Last night we had no molestation from 
the enemy. Our batterys are almost com{)leat, & the brig has sent on 
shore to git fasshines to hang over on her sides, so as to atteck the fort 
at the same time the batterys -are opened. The enemy have kill'' & 
scalp' one of our men last night where we first landed ; a party of our 
rangers fired across to the island last night *& kill*^ 4 of the French. I 
hear the batterys opening will be preceeded first by all the drums 
beating a point of war, next by a band of musick, followd by all the 
provincials singing psalmes. About 3 oclock p. m., all our batterys 
was opened & gave the French a fine salute, which Monsiuers did not 
return ; the artelery kept playing constantly, & did great execution. A 
little while after, one of our soldiers fired his peice ; Col" Saltonstall 
immediatly ordred a court martial on him, which fell to be my tour of 
duty. I, immediately after the members was assembled, held it at my 
tent. I ordred the prisoner to be brought, who pleaded ignorance of 
the guns being charg'' ; on y® whole (he court sentenced him 40 stripes, 



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which was approud of by CoP Saltonstall. But when he was stiipt 
& brought to y« post, the Cor was so good as to forgive his pun- 
ishment. 

Sunday, 24"' Augt. This morning I wrote a letter & sent it to 
Crowwn Point to Esq"" Goldthwait, to acquaint him I was well, & de- 
sireing him to write that I was so in his letter. I had no sleep last 
night, for our people was outing away the boom, & the enemy would 
fire volleys of small arms on them, & then our battery would return it 
with grape shott, & the morters was kept going all night, which made 
it seem that the elements was all lire & smoak. Our people has almost 
efected cutting away the boom. The French has not tired a cannon 
since our batterys was opened this morning. 9 of the French battoes 
was seen going off towards St. Johns, & 2 more went last night, so I 
believe the enemy will all leave y" island shortly. 

3Ionday, 2o'> Aug\ 1760. Last night I had the pequit. In the 
evening Ensn. Warren of Cap' Jones company was shot in his back by 
a muskett ball ; the ball lodg*^ in his body. A serj of y^ Massachusetts 
had both his hands shot away at the same time, & several more 
wounded. One of my company has rec"^ a ball in his arm ; the ball was 
cut out, the bone is not hurt. I kept up all night walking round our 
battallion to keep the centry right ; for if any disorder happens, the 
blame would lay on me. The night quite pleasant & bright moon 
shine ; the battery would fire a round about once an hour & throw 
shells about as often. In the morning I sent a serj! & 8 men to carry 
Ens" Warren to y^ hospitall, who I dout think will live 24 hours longer ; 
he has been a very good officer & bhaved well. About 9 oclock we 
heard a great number of small arms fireing down along the lake side, & 
sum cannon. Immediately all the pequits was turnd out to assist 
Miijor Rogers, who it seems had engaged the French vessels. We all 
marcht out, our Provincial pequits serv'^ as front, rear, & flank guards 
to the regulars. I went with my pequit in the advance guard. Just as 
we had joynd the party already out, the fire ceased ; & we halted and set 
out centry, for we suspected the enemy had a large party on the land 
sumwhere near us. In a few minutes a regular officer brought us the 
joyfuU news that the French great redow,^ thir brigg, & sloop had 
struck to us ; we then marcht down to the point of land where the can- 
non was, & saw the vessells al laying there under English coulours. We 
have not lost a man in this affair, altho the action was very sharp & no 
batery for the cannon to play behind. Monsuirs has no vessel! now on 
the lake except a row galley & battoes. We have killd a feild officer 
of theirs who was on board, & have taken their commodore & about 20 

1 Sergeant Holden's Journal says, " one rideau, one topsail schooner, and a 
sloop." 



372 MASSACHUSETTS ^pfORICAL SOCIETY. [Mar. 

men prisoners. These prisoners inform us that we kill'' 180 of their 
men that day. We opened our batterys beside the wounded. They are 
very short of provision & ammunition, & can git no releif, now we have 
got their fleet ; for we cut of all communication between them & S! 
Johns. In our marching into camp we met our comodore & a large 
party of sailors going down to man our new fleet. In the evening sum 
whale boats was carryed across to cut off the enemys retreat ; & this 
night sum of the brigs cannon was carry across to put into the French 
vessells. 

Tusday, 26"' August, 1760. This morning we have news by an ex- 
press from Gen' Murrey, who writes that he has been joyned by 2 
regiments from England &, by the garisson of Louisbourg, &, that he 
intends the first fair wind to sail & invest Montreal, & desires us not to 
think hard if he reaps the glory of takeing Montreal, & that he has 
provisions enough for all three of the arniys. AVe likewise hear that 
Genl Amherst was 3 days agon within 30 miles of Montreal, & we 
have heard cannon fired several times at a distance that way. Gen' 
Murry was iucampt at a place caH Sir Ells,' & the express was 9 
days a comeing here ; so by all curcumstances I beleive Montreal ac- 
tually invested by Gen' Murrey. AVc are niiikeing up a party of the 
best men for the woods to go with Major Rogers ; where they are 
destiu*^ I cannot yet tell. This afternoon a party of the provincials 
was ordrd on board the French prizes ; Cap' Hart went out of our bat- 
tallion & 3 of my men. .lust at night we opened a new battery down 
by the lower end of the island. 

Wednsday, 27'*^. Last night nothing worth notice hapned. This 
morning we had smart firing on both sides. The enemy have playd 
their cannon bri^ker to day than they have done any time before, but 
done no execution of any valve. A soldier of mine going with a dollar 
in his hand to the sutlers & a nine pound shot strake iiis hand, which only 
grazed the skin, but lost his dollar, & one of y'' Ilamshire men wounded, 
which is all they have done, as I hear. About 3 oclock v. u. we was 
alarm" by a sudden exjilosion." At first we thought that the enemy 
had opened a larg battery, but we was soon inform'' that a number of 
our shells & sum powder at the 12 gun battery took fire by sum ac- 
cident unknown ; about 30 shells burst by this means, & 3 men kill'' out 
right & several others wounded. The enemy have kept a very smart 
fire all day, but done us no damage worth notice. All this we take as 
their last words. 

Thirsday, 28"^ August, 1760, ]\F. This morning we found that the 
enemy had deserted «fe left y' island. Immediately the granadiers & 
light infantry went over & took possession of that fortress. I hear 

^ Perhaps Sorcl. 

2 See Sergeant HoUlen's Journal of tlie same date, 2 Prooecdincrs, vol. iv. p. .399. 



1890.] JOURNAL OF CAPTAIN JENKS. 373 

that the French commander has left orders that no provincial, ranger, 
or Indian be allow*^ to go on the island ; which orders I think is going 
to be follow*!, for several of our officers endeavouring to go across, have- 
ing got liberty of the Brigadier, were prevented by the regulars, which 
is look*^ upon a very high affair, when we have done most part of the 
fatigue dureing the seige, & our men have been more exposed than they, 
must now be denyd the liberty to go & se what they have fought for. 
This day I have the care of a 100 men in order to draw the cannon out 
of our batterys down to wharfe" & git them on board the vessells, in 
order to follow the enemy, who ran away to Saint Johns ; we have got 
all of them down except one hoit & all the shott & shells & platforms ; 
& this day our brigg & sloop passed by the island, haveing cut away the 
French boom that lay across. I hope soon to be able to give an ac- 
count of Saint Johns. There is sum gent) officers that are very breif 
about to day to see the batterys & island that was poorly all the while 
the siege lasted. 

Friday, 29* August. This morning lay in my tent till eight oclock, 
being very much fatigued last night with my days work. I hapned to hear 
of a gent! going to New England. I immediately wrote a letter to my 
partner at home, & sent it in one inclosed to Esq'' Goldthwait, who told 
me that if I sent so he would inclose it in his & so send it home, 
which is the surest way I have to send. In the afternoon had all my 
things pact up in order to imbarque for St Johns. I hear Gen' Am- 
herst is got nigh to Montreal, & we shall soon be there, if the enemy 
dont hinder us. 

Saturday, 30'*' Auy\ 1760. This morning about day break I got up 
to git my baggage on board in order to imbarque for S' Johns, & struck 
our tents \ an hour after revaloes beating, & marcht down to y® bat- 
toes, & set of about 10 oclock a. m., &, passed by the French island we 
have taken. There was their grand dival & row galley, & our small red- 
dows & prows went with us ; we carry none of our heavy artilery nor 
any of our 13 inch mortars, only the feild peices & royals & sum holts. 
When we were got about half way down, sum of our leading boats 
discovered sum enemy on the shore. Immediately the light infantry 
row* right to shore & landed against them, but they fled & got clear. 
When we turnd a point of land near St Johns, we espyed a great smoak 
at a great distance *& one not so large prety nigh us, which proues to 
be St. Johns, which the enemy have abandon"!, after seting fire to the 
fort & buildings ; ^ the other is thought to be Shamble,'^ six miles further 
down the river. We landed & form"! without any opposition. This 

1 See Sergeant Holden's Journal of the same date, 2 Proceedings, vol. iv. p. 400. 

2 Probably Fort Cliambelle, mentioned by Sergeant Holden, Ibid. See also 
his Journal under date of September 7, Ibid., p. 401. 



374 MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY. [Mar. 

place look pleasantcr tliau y' islaud. Just before night we were or- 
dered to pitch all our tents, & all to lay on our arms with our ammu- 
nition all on, being now in our eneniys country amongst them where 
they live. This evening the rangers brought in three prisoners, who 
informs that they have had a battle 8 days since with Genl Amherst, but 
in whose f'eavour it turnd could not tell. Major Rogers has lost 2 of his 
men to day & one officer wounded, & the enemy are gone to Montreal ; 
thus Heaven aparantly fights for us, & therefore it is our duty to ac- 
knowledge its the hand of Divine Providence, & not done by any force 
of ours or arm of flesh. 

Sunday, 31" August. This morning its loury & rainy, but we are 
all at work & throwing up intrenchments & forming lines ; we have a 
battery every convenient distance along the lines which, when finish!, I 
dont think 1 0,000 men could force. We have got 1 6 prisoners ^ this 
morning. Ju>t now orders came for us to leave off intrenching, as the 
army is going to march very quick. I then went to see the recruts, 
where I was well entertained ; but what I most prize is, I there found a 
letter from my brother Jenks, which was to me as cold water to a thirsty 
soul in this howling &, enemys country. To day one of our sloops 
came down from Isle-aux-Noix, & the row galley taken there & several 
other boats. We got the cheif of the artelery on shoer. By the best 
information I can git we took about 60 peices of cannon on the island 
& sum morters, a groat number of shott & shells, & .000 barrells of pow- 
der & 100 barrells of pork & 200 of flower, & oO head of cattle, & 
other warlike stores. So we may see what is to be depended on about 
the Frenche not haveing any ammunition or provisions. Had the enemy 
behaved like men, they could a stood out a month longer, but it plainly 
api)ears they are intimidated & Heaven is against tliem. 

Monday, the 1"' of Scpfcmher, 17G0. This morning we sti-uck our 
tents at a quarter of an hour after revaloes beating in order to iniburque 
for Shamble. We did not let off till 3 oclock P. m. ; we took up all that 
time in giting the artelery & camp equippage on board. We then put 
off & went down, & prety bad falls abnut a mile long; we got to the 
place where Rogers took his prisoners last spring, call'! S! Thesis, where 
we stoop* & incamp' close by the fort, haveing come about 6 miles from 
S! Johns without any molestation from the enemy. There is a small 
village of the French here ; & their women & children are here, but the 
men are gone. 

Tiiseday. 2'' Sep', 17G0, This morning we are intrenching. Col° 
Ingersolls & Col" Whitcombs regt. are come up; they could not git 
over the fall last night. I went to view the fort,^ which was a very 



1 Holden sa3's 17. 2 Proccoflings, vol. iv. p. 401. 

2 See Sergeant Ilolden's Journal under date of September 2, Ibid., p. 400. 



1890.] JOURNAL OF CAPTAIN JENKS. 375 

prety peice of work as any of the French works I have yet seen, but 
Monseirs have set fire to it since Rogers left it. I hear that 10 of our 
men drove a 100 French before them & took 5 prisoners & kill** one ; 
it plainly appears they are struck with a panick. Just now we are or- 
dred to leave off intrenching till further orders, for tis supposd we are 
going to march further. To day, I am ordred to take the pequit at 
night. 

Wednsday, 3^ Sep*., 1760. Last night I lay out with the picquit 
to keep them alert, now we are in an euemys country. I lay down 
under the breast work to git a little sleep. I could not help thinking 
what lodging I have exchanged for this, which is not half so good or 
convenient as we generally provide for our swine at home ; however, I 
rested a little. Who would not be a gentleman soldier to lay thus 
abroad & venture their lives, & when they are at home to be slighted 
by the generality of mankind. Our rangers keep bringing in the best 
of the inhabitants, as they take their choice of them ; they also inform 
us the ladys are very kind in the neighbourhood, which seems we shall 
fare better when wee git into the thick setled parts of the country. 
By all I can learn the Indians are all left the French, & will not fight 
at all, & the inhabitants seem inclined to come in & give up their arms 
& submit to the Crown of Great Brittaiu. We are preparing a party 
to go & take Shamble, which is about 6 miles below us on this river. 

Thirsday, 4"* Sep*. Last night I had my tent pitcht & fixed so that I 
lay quite well. This morning about revaloes beating the party going to 
Shamble set off, consisting of about 1,000 men & several peices of can- 
non & royals, the whole under the command of CoP Derby. We are at 
work at compleating our breastworks, which is almost compleated. Tlie 
French about here are busy in giting in their harvest, & sum of our 
men are helping them ; so we are very good neighbours at present. 
INIajor Rogers says he heard cannon & plattoons firing yesterday for 
an hour or two very brisk & smart, so we may expect soon to know 
the fate of Canada, or our army ; & to day sum of our officers being 
out to se the village, heard a constant firing of cannon toward Montreal, 
so would fain hope Gen' Murry has got the better of the French, which 
if he has, we shall soon, I hope, be moueing homeward, for it begins to 
be cold nights, & our oznabrig tabernacles is but poor shelter for this 
cold climate. 

Fryday, 5* Sep*, 1760. Last evening we had the agreable news of 
the surender of the fort at Shamble prisoners of war. There was about 
60 French regulars in gari^^on there. Our people took sum of the 
inhabitants, — women & children, — & placed them before their royall, 
& so fired over their heads, which answerd instead of faschine bat- 
terys. After fireing 2 or 3 shells, they hoisted English colours & sub- 
mited, but wanted the honnors of war, which Col? Derby would not 



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comply with, threatening them th.^nf they delay'' any longer he would 
put all to y" sword. We also have news that Gen' Murry has had a 
feild battle with the enemy 3 days agon, near Montreal, & has given 
Monsiers a worse dressing than they have yet had in America, & there 
is an express come from Gen! Amhersl, who was got below all the falls, 
& has good water now all the way to Montreal ; so we are waiting 
impatiently for news from these armys. About 80 of the French was 
brought in to camp last night from Shamble. This morning we heard 
a haavy peice of cannon fired a defirent way from those we have com- 
moidy heard, which is suppos'' to be the morning gun fired at Gen' 
Amhersts army. We also learn that Mons' Levy came over to Lapa- 
ree ^ with a battallion of regulars, & orders to take the army we had 
driveing before us, & to assemble the Canadians a this side the river, 
& give us battle ; but on the aproach of the other army he was ordred 
back, & the rest we had before us to joyn against Gen' Murry, who is 
able now to give a good account of them, if we are not misinform''. 
O, how aparcntly does Divine Providence interpose in our feavour! 
Altho I bleive if he had come it would a have been to their own cost. 
God be praised, we are in a condition to receive them. Our men are 
animated & in high spirits, & fine lines thrown up & redoubts with 
cannon in front ; & above all, I trust God on our side ; therefore we 
fear them not. Altho an host incamp around us, we will not fear. 

Saturday, G'** September,"^ 17 GO. Last evening sum of the militia 
officers of the French came in, & a party of rangers belonging to 
Gen' Murry. The French came to submit to the Brittish septere, as all 
have now on the south side of the river St. Lawrence. We have orders 
to prepare all things to be in readiness to march, I suppose to joyn 
Gen' Murry. I hear this morning that Gen' Amherst & Murry joyns 
armys to day. I am in hopes to see English coulours flying on Montreal 
yet, for expect soon to march there. To day I have been out about a 
mile out of camp to git sum blackberrys, & got as many as I could or 
dare eat. I saw sum of the French women, & they are drest much as 
those brought from Nova-Scotia. They have sum very prety children 
as ever I saw any where in my life. I can not find in my heart that 
I could kill such innocents, altho they have done it many a time on 
our fronteirs. The country men come in daly with their waggons to 
carry our provisions &, camp equippage to Shamble. This I look on 
as a forced obedience to us. 

Sunday, 7"^ Sep^., 1760. This morning have news of Gen' Amherst 
langing on the island of Montreal. We had an express from him last 
night. Tiiere is about a hundred of the French waggons come in this 

1 Probably La Prairie. 

2 Birthday of my father's first son, Samuel. — Note by William Jenks. 



1890.] JOURNAL OF CAPTAIN JENKS. 877 

morning to cary our baggage & provisions to Montreal. It looks quite 
strange to see these Canidians helping our army along to destroy the 
only place of refuge the miserable creatures have left in their country, 
which must according to human reason soon fall into our hands.^ We 
have got horses to draw our artelery which consists of about 20 as 
fine brass peices as ever was brought into the feild. There is 60 of 
the ablest of the invaleads put out to garison Shamble, & the rest we 
leave here on an island right opposite of our now incampment, under 
care of Major Emery of the Hainshire troops. The provincials begiu 
to be very sickly. 2 of our battallion died yesterday, & several officers 
& soldiers are very sick in our reg'. I desire to bless God I am 
enabled to go forward with the army, & have not mised 1 tour of duty 
yet. This afternoon we marched of for Montreal, & got as far as 
Shamble, & halted a while. The fort look quite beautifuU out side. 
I ded not go in because it was contrary to orders. There is a fine 
church just below the fort, the first I have seen in this country. There 

is great numbers of the inhabitants come takeing their oaths of , 

& they are very helpfuU in carrying our stores, artellery, & baggege. 
There is near a 100 waggons of them, & the finest horses for draught 
that I ever saw in my life any where. 

Monday, 8"". Last evening we set out from Shamble, & marcht on 
through a fine, pleasant country, thick of inhabitants ; sum of them 
look*^ very easey & chearfull, others lamenting the fiite of their coun- 
try. Our army marcht in as sevill a manner to the inhabitants as if 
they had been in our own country. We kept on our march till near 
midnight in the dark, & waded over 2 rivers & got to an old shed. It 
rain*^ very hard, & we put in here, & I set up all night, for had not 
room to lay down & got no rest, being wett & very tired. This 
morning we set out again before sunrise, & it was extreme bad walking 
occasioned by the rain last night. Our baggege is not come up. I 
could git no refreshment of no kind, altho never more wanted, I being 
very ill & weak by a continual flux following this several days. We 
marched on very fast & waded over another river, & kept on without 
any sort of sustenance of any kind, vntill about noon, when we arived to 
a village opposite Montreal, I went into a French house determined 
to git sum refreshment or stay till the waggons come up. I got sum 
sower milk, & drank very hearty of it, & then the master of the house 
came in & asked if we would eat any soup, which I told him we would. 
They then set before us a fine dish of it ; & sum pegions stew*", heads & 
all on, I here made a fine feast. Had not I met with this nourish- 
ment, I could not a held out to march ^ mile further. I then set out 
for the reg!, who had got about 2 miles start. We have marcht about 
14 miles to day through a fine country for land but not for improve- 

^ See Sergeant Holden's Journal of the same date, 2 Proceedings, vol. iv. p. 401. 

48 

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378 MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY. [.Mak. 

merits. "We have passed by a grea^many crosses on the way. Just as 
I joyn*^ the reg! I saw Col Vaverland * put of to go over to Gen' Am- 
herst in a whale boat who call'' to shore & told us that the city had sur- 
reudred this morning, & that we had done fighting. It seems Gen' 
Amherst had 3 skirmages with the enemy yesti^rday & beat them out 
of their iutrenchments. Had they held out a little longer all three of 
the armys would a laid seige to them, but I desire to bless God we have 
all Canada now under our command without any more blood shed.'' 

Tuseday, 9''' Sep\, 1700. Last night we set up our tents, & I lay very 
comfortable. Have got such refreshment as made me feel much better. 
I have joyu'' with Cap! Bailey, who tents with me. This morning I 
got up about an hour by sun, & went to view the city & country. Could 
see Gen' Amhersts camp about 2 miles above the city. This city makes 
a very beautiful! appearance & very fine buildings «& beautifuU improve- 
ments. They look so at a distance. The river is about 2 miles across, 
&, we right opposite the city. I then took a walk after breakfast, with 
several genl officers of our battaliion down along the river about 4 miles. 
We went below Gen! Murrys incampment, which is about a mile below 
the city. Could se great part of the fleet comeing up the river. We 
went below 1 frigate. This river lies about N. N. E. & S. S. W. & 
the city lies along by the waters edge &, a large mountain on the back. 
There is no sort of fruit in none of these towns but thorns. They have 
fine land, but live mesirable to my view. This moment one of Cap' 
Baileys men was found almost dead. Before they could call the docter 
he died, lie had not complaiud before, but had eat very freely of pork 
& cabbage, which kill'' him. This afternoon L. Richardson ariv'' with 
an express to Gen! Ilaverland, & brought me three letters, — 1 from 
my wife, one from brother Sergant, & one from Esq' Goldthwait with 
the agreable news of their being in health, &c. 

Wednsday, 10"' Sept. Last night I got me a quart of milk & boyl'' it 
for my supper; then went to cabbin &, lay very comfortable till morn- 
ing, when we had orders to strike our tents, in order to march for 
Crown point, which was accordingly done, but we did not march till 
noon, when all the provincials marcht off under com"! of Brigadier Gen! 
Ruggles. All the regulars stays bhind. It was extreme hot, & we 
marcht very fast. I thought I could not hold out, but through good 
Providence I was enabled to stant it till we came to incamp. 

Thirsday, 11"^ Sep^. Last night I lay without any tent, or any thing 
to cover me with, except a few bushes ; & it rain'' very hard in the 
night, & we were as wet as water could make us. I slept but little. In 
the morning marcht off for Chamble through very bad way. I got a 

1 Gen. Sir William Haviland. 

2 See Sergeant Iloldeii's Journal of the same date, 2 Proceedings, vol. iv. 
p. 401. 



1890.] JOURNAL OF CAPTAIN JENKS. 379 

little milk on the way. "We ariv^ about noon, & halted here. I found 
that a Rhod Island officer had taken a tent from my men ; I made ap- 
plication to the field officers for redress, but could get none. I then made 
a regular complaint to the Brigd' for the tent, & likewise for satisfaction 
of liim & another officer of same regf Immediately the tent was re- 
turnd, tho with regret, & what other satisfaction I am to have I know 
not yet. 

Fryday, 12* Sep*^., 1760. Last night lay on the ground without any 
tent ; a great dew & very cold in the night ; however past the night 
prety comfortably. I have been in to veiw the fort, which is very neat 
& beautifully built, tho not strong. I hear one of my men are dead 
that I left at S' Therese, Benj? Wentworth ; he died the 11"" instant. 
The ladys come very thick to market, — some with one commodity, & 
sum with other ; however I can not fancy them at no rate. They bring 
cheifly squashes & turnips & sum cabbage & carrots. I went with a 
number of gent'men to view the church. We got the sexton & 
leave to go in ; which was very curious to see their immages & other 
instrum'' of worship. Returning, went into a French house & got sum 
bread & milk, which they took no pay for. This part of the coun- 
try is very pleasant & delightsome. I could fancy to live here had I 
my partner & friends here. I went in the afternoon to the sutlers, 
where I saw mankind in their proper hue, when they give a loose to 
their appetites. To see men, yea such as is stiP gent\ git drunk, & 
then they are stout & must go to fighting. 

Saturday, 13"^ Sep% 1760. Last night was prety cold. I lay but 
poorly, &, I am in a poor state of health, which dont agree so well to- 
gether. This morning I went out to git sum breakfast. Return? ; could 
git none, which still added to my affliction. This morning our boats 
ariv^. I had sum refreshment. About 2 oclock p.m. marched of for 
S' Therese ; arived by sunset, «fc incampt on the ground we formerly 
had done. Got sum tea for supper. Id no stomack to eat. 

Sunday, 14"* Sept., 1760. Last night I lay very comfortable, & slept 
well. About daybreak struck our tents to imbarque on board battoes 
for St. Johns. Our men break out very fast with the small pox. I am 
greatly afraid it will spread in the army, altho al the care we have taken 
to prevent it. We set off about 8 oclock a.m., wind ahead ; ariv** at 
S? Johns about noon. Here I got sum refreshment, set off again about 
3 oclock P.M. for Isle aux Noix, the wind blowing hard against us, & 
rough waterr. 

Monday, 15* Sept., 1760. Last night got to lie aux Noix about 8 
oclock. I lay on board the boat. About day break I went in to the fort 
to se after the sick I left behind. Found them all alive. English is 
very ill ; but took all the sick with me. This fort I will not attempt to 
discribe for desire it may be erased out of memory for ever, for its not 



380 MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY. [Mar. 

fit for any person to live in, or even to behold. After we had drawn 
provisious for 4 days to cary us to Crown Point, set of about 9 oclock 
A.M., the weather rainy & wind ahead. However, we are pressing 
forward for Crown Point, in hopes to live better & cheaper ; passed by 
a floating battery built on 2 battoes by the French. We put forward 
until about sun set, when we went ashore opposite Isle a Mott, haveing 
come about 30 miles to day. I am sumthing better than I have been 
this several days. We are cooking all our provisions in order to keep 
forward witliout any stop. 

Tuseduy, IG'*' Sep', 17 GO. Last night I lay very comfortablely. We 
set off as soon as we could discover any appearance of day. The wind 
is now favourable at last ; we made as much sail as we could, & to keep 
in order, which was in 3 colums, 2 battoes a breast. The wind freshen*^ 
up ; we run at a great rate, the weather prety cold & clear. We kept 
forward till about 1 1 oclock at night, when we halted on the east shore 
about 5 miles from Crown Point, haveing run by computation about 
ninty miles to day. 

Wednsday, 11 th Sep', 1760. Last night I lay very well on board the 
battoe. We set off this morning about day break, & was obliged to 
keep in sight of the shore, it being very foggy & cold withal. We ariv** 
about 7 oclock in the morning, & landed & got the sick into the hospi- 
tal ; went up & was kindly rec^ by the officers we left behind here. I 
got a good breakfast, better than I have had since we imbarqed from 
here. I found M' Goldthwait well, who reed me gladly, & informed me 
he had a line from home, dated 2'^ Sep', with news of all being in health. 

Thirsday, 18"'. To day have been about to see what has been done 
since we have been gone. It looks as if I had got most home again, 
haveing come further since I left INIontreal than it is to go home from 
here. To day Ef^q' G. is paying off sum men part of their wages. I 
wrote 3 letters to send home, — 1 for my girl, 1 for brother John, & 1 for 
brother Nathan, &c. Directed them to brother Jenks, at Medford. I 
hear now that Allen Newhall is going home. 

Fryday^ l^th Sep', 17G0. Last night was very cold. I lay but pooly. 
This morning Kns" Newhall undertook to make us a cabbin to lodg both 
together in. This day I wrote several letters more to send home, & had 
a mans things prized by Lf Knolton, L' Foster, Ens" Hankerson. 
They valued them at 7/6 L. M. He died at S' Therese. I have been 
out to walk, in order to git clear of the smell of the camps. I went into 
the hospital to see the sick, which was a very affecting sight, being about 
40 poor creatures. 

Saturday, 20"' Sep', 1760. Last night it was reported that the Ham- 
shire ^ and Rhoad Island regiments intended to desert. Immediately a 

1 Sergeant Holden refers to this episode under date of the 19">. 2 Proceedings, 
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guard of 1 capt., 1 sub, & 60 sergants of the Massachusetts, & sura reg- 
ulars, to prevent their escape was peraded. They was kept on watch 
all night. Those brave fellows did not attempt to desert, but expect they 
will soon do it if they are so inclined, & fine character for soldiers. This 
morning M' Newhall set off for Lynn by the way of Albany. At even- 
ing we came to the former custome of drinking to wives & sweethearts, 
& so concluded y° day. 

Sunday, 21^ 1760. To day am off duty. I spent most of the day 
at L' Burrells house ; it rained for the most part of the day. No sign 
of Sunday, except the flags being hoisted. Our chaplains haveing given 
us one sermon & prayd 2 or three evenings, which is all we have for 
about 20£ L.M., paid by the province per month to chaplains for preach- 
ing. A very ill use I think is made of that money ; & 1/8*^ cut out of 
every doller paid to the soldiers. Who would not fight for such a 
court ? 

Monday, 22"^ Sept., 1760, This mornig I have a 100 men vnder my 
care to work in the trench. Carry stones. I am in a poor state of health, 
& were I at home I should keep house. To day about 80 battoes set out 
for St. Johns to bring Gen' Amherst & sum of his troops that are come- 
ing this way. I have 2 or three men I am afraid have deserted, as I 
cannot find them. This day rainy in the forenoon, but pleasant in the 
afterpart of the day. 

Tuseday, Sep* 23^ This day am off duty, & I am determined not to 
go on again till I am better in health, for a great many officers in camp 
have refused that were more able than I am at present. However feel 
sumthinf better this morning than I did yesterday, & am in hopes to git 
well so as not to miss any tour of duty when its my turn. To day I 
walked about 5 or 6 miles, in order to keep out of the smell of y^ camp. 

Wednsday, 24* Sept., 1760. This morning I lay in bed till eight 
oclook, being not for duty, & not so bright as I could wFsh. The most 
that is going forward in camp is confining, & holding court martials. 
To day its showrey. Just before night L' Richardson arived here from 
Isle Noir with several of my men with him. To day Jacob Hasey of 
my comp^ was taken ill w*^ y' small pox. I hear all the artelery is 
just got here. Sura of the Royal Scotch arived her last night from 
Lapararee ^ on their way to Hallifax. 

Thirsday, 25* Sep*. This day lowery & rainy. I am off duty. In 
the morning the Ligoneir & Grand Dival ^ arived from Isle Noir, & 
most part of the artelery & several companys of regulars. I & Cap' 
Hart have bought us a horse that was taken prisoner at Isle Noir, for to 

^ La Prairie. 

'^ Sergeant Holden gives the name " Grand Deoble." 2 Proceedings, vol. iv. 
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carry our pucks through to N° 4. I have a cow sum of my men 
brought me from Isle IS'oir ; they give me her milk till we move from 
heuce. To day Wm. Deusmore of my company was carryed to y" hos- 
pital, being ill with y' small pox. 

Fnjday^ 20"* Sep', 17 GO. To day am off duty. Josejjh Tucker of 
my company is carryed to the hospital, being ill with the small pox. 
This is y® 4"' I have sick with the small pox, & am afraid it will not be 
all, for one or 2 more complain. The men in camp begin to die very 
fast, & its very sickly ; there is about 1,200 men of the provincials now 
returnd unfit for duty, & great many more taken sick almost every day. 
This evening L. R. AV. o''' v"" a" 

Saturday, 27"' Sep*, 1760. This day is prety pleasant for the season. 
I went with Cap* Hart to find our horse, which we fear? had got lost. 
After traveling about 2 or 3 miles, found him. To day Corp' Bradford 
of my company came from Ticondaroga, «& brings news of L' Pope be- 
ing sick, & that Tho' Hoole of my comp'' is dead ; but the time when 
he died he cannot tell. Just before night arived a regiment of High- 
landers from Montreal on their way to their winter quarters, which is to 
be at Ilallifax, as I hear. 

Sunday, 28"* Sep\ 1760. This day is very rainy & stormy. I spent 
most of the day in my tent. In the afternoon went down to y° landing 
to see the Highland Regf & the Royall Scotch Reg' embarque for Ticon- 
daroga, & they are to make the best of their way to winter quarters. 
Our camps be now very sickly ; there is not above a third part of the 
men now in camp that are fit for duty, & there dies more or less every 
day. 

Monday, 29"" Sep*. This day very rainy & cold. I am off duty, & 
spent most part of the day in tent, for it was exceeding bad walking out, 
being nothing but mud & water, & very stormy. Joshua Chever has 
come into our mess. Nath' Henderson is come up the lake sick with a 
flux. Seven men died last night in the provincials, & they will most 
all die if this weather holds, & they fare no better. 1 spent most part 
of the afternoon in L' Burrills house, as he has a fine fire place. 

Taseday, 30th Sept., 1760. Last night Timothy Townsend of my 
comp. died in hospital, & this morning was buryed. I have care of 80 
men to git the cannon out of the Ligoneir, & Iiawl up the battoes & 
boards, that was drove and houe on the shore last night in the storme. 
About 2 oclock was dismissed. I returnd to camp & made report to the 
Brigadier of my days work. It now comes on rainy & stormy, & I 
fear will be bad again to night. About 4 oclock p.m. a gentl brought 
me a number of letters, wherein I found 4 for me, — 2 from my spouse, 
one from brother Nathan, & one from brother John, — ^all dated in 
Aug*, with the agreable news of their being in health, & a small peice 
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land. After perusing them I went to cabbin ; we lodg well a nights, & 
thats all. 

Wednsday, the 1'' of October, 1760. This day I am off duty; the 
weather wett & lowrey. The most part of the day we are obliged to 
set in the cabbins with our feet wrapt in our blanketts to keep them 
warm ; & here we sett talking & disputing of maters in love & matri- 
mony & other diversion to pass away such tedious weather, & to bring 
our campeign to an end, as all we have now to do is only fatigue & 
nothing to be got nor nothing more to be fought for in America ; so I 
don't think any ways out of character to wish an end to our fatigues, 
for no honnour is to be got at fatigueing. 

Thirsday, 2'^ October, 1760. To day its sumthing more pleasant than 
has been for these several days, altho it looks angry & lowery yet. I 
have been out to look for our horse &> cow, which were missing; the 
latter is found, but the former I fear is lost or stole. I have had several 
walks with Cap' Hart & Ensn Newhall, to find our horse, but they were 
all fruitless. Almost all the artelery is got on shore & drawn up on the 
bank, which I beleive will be vseless in this country for y* future. 

Fry day, 3 October, 1760. The weather is quite pleasant & agreable. 
I have been out to walk to find our horse, & found him. Returnd I 
heard that Jacob Hasey of my company is dead of the small pox, & one 
more not like to live. To day Gen! Johnson arived here from Montreal, 
on his way home. Gen! Whitmore's reg' is arived, & they are to 
garison this place this winter. 

Saturday, 4* October, 1760. To day am off duty. The weather 
quite pleasant & warm. I took great satisfaction in walking round the 
incampment & fort to see the works. Several vessels came up the 
lake. Col? flavaland is arived, & a lord that commands Whitmores 
reg' I am in hopes that we shall have good weather now, so that the 
fort may be got forward before cold weather, that we may git forward 
to our province before winter. 

Sunday, 5"^ October, 1760. This is a very fine day; I am apt to 
think its a weather breeder. I spent most of the day in walking to 
take the air & helping Cap' Harris, who has been sick aboue a fortnight, 
& to day has got out to ride a little in order to git strength. Ater 
sunsett we had a sermon preacht on the parade by one of our chap- 
lains from Psalms 63-3. This is the only one I have heard from our 
chaplains. He stood 8 minutes by the watch. 

Monday, 6"* October, 1760. Yesterday 3 of my men deserted, viz., 
Wm. Critchett, Benj" Hallowell, & Michal Conoly, & Eben' Osgood 
& Wm. Dinsmore is dead. My company begins to grow small by death 
& desertion. I have been out this morning, & there is vast numbers of 
pegions flying & geese. To day Joseph Hasey & Jn° Conore arived 
here from Isle Noir in a very bad state of health. I fear Hasey will 
not recover. This day spent in visiting. 



384 MASSACHUSETTS HI|T0R1CAL SOCIETY. [Mar. 

Tusedaij, 7'" Octvh% 17G0. To day I am off duty. Fine plesant 
weather. I weut out to walk as usual in order to git a better air tliau 
we have in camp, which is almost infectious; such numbers of sick &, 
dead men allways in camp. I hear that the Rhoad Island reg' has got 
the spotted fever amongst them, which is as bad in an army as the 
plague, as the regular doctor says. Great numbers desert every night. 

Wednsday, «"' Octo^% 17 GO. To day I have care of a party to work 
in the fort. At noon Joseph Hasey of my company died. He is the 
7''' man I have lost in six weeks past, & I fear he is not the last, for 
have several dangerously sick now. To day the prize row galley came 
up the lake with men that are discharged, as I hear, as did y'^ Grand 
Dioble.^ To day the sick are mustered, in order to send sum home for 
New England. 

Thirsday, 9*!* Octoh''. To day am of duty. I wrote several letters 
home, — one to my wife, one to brother Jenks, — as I hear several of my 
men are to be sent home as invaleads. Last night I heard a number of 
wolues on the other side the lake. To day 2 of 001** Tiio° men were 
brought in, haveing deserted, to take the event of their folley. 

Fryday, 10 Octub':, 1700. This day Ezra Pratt & Nath" Winn of my 
company set olf for New England, haveing got their dismission, & W"* 
Pratt went to help the sick home. To day I rec? a letter from Point 
Shirley with the confirmation of good news. Ens" Newhall of my com- 
pany is quite ill. I have taken a great satisfaction to day in walking 
out without the camp to take the air. I hear Genl Amherst is expected 
here soon. 

Saturday, ll"* October. To day am oif duty. The weather quite 
agreable & pleasant, which is a great feavour to the sick that set of 
yesterday in perticular & to the whole army in general. In the after- 
noon I heard that the putrid fever is brook out at the old fort, & all men 
are forbid going into it on any account. The evening I went & spent 
in Cap* Baylys tent, where we concluded by drinking to wives. 

Sunday, 12"' Octob% 1700. To day morning great numbers of brants 
was seen flying over the camp. The weather quite pleasant & agre- 
able. I walked out to gain a good air. Return^ & read over all my 
letters. Ens" Newhall remains very ill. No regard to sacred time is 
paid here except a flags flying on y* fort, altho this moment I hear we 
are to have a sermon, so I must dress to go to meeting. — a rarity up 
here. 

Monday, IS"* Octob% 1760. To day am off duty. It looks like a 
storm ; I fear a long one. I have taken several walks about to 
divert mvself. Last evening I spent very agreably with Esq' Gold- 
thwait, who inform'.' me of Mrs. Hoole's death. I am almo.st impatiently 
wishing the arival of Gen' Amherst, for I understand that all y* inva- 
leads will be sent home on his arival. 

1 The Dival of 25 Sentember. ' 



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Tuseday, 14* Oc/o^ 1760. To day it is very raiuy. There is no 
men on fatigue. The weather is so bad I have kept in my tent almost 
the day in disputeing & other diversions to pass away such dull weather, 
as its very vucomfortable in camp. I hear a number of letters is come 
from New England, but cannot find any for me. I hope soon to live 
without this desire of letters. 

Wednsday, 15"^ Octo^'', 1760. This morning I hear Gen' Amherst 
is arived, which I find true. Last evening was in very agreable com- 
pany. To day is cleard up & is fine weather. I am off duty. I spent 
the day in walking with several gentlemen whose company & con- 
versation was quite agreable. At evening I had sum things prized that 
blonged to one of my soldiers that is dead, & I assisted other gent^ on y^ 
like ocasion. 

T/ursday, 16'" Oc(ob% 1760. I hear that all the inveleads are to be 
sent home immediately, which rejoyces me much, & that we all are to 
follow in about a fortnight, so hope by God's blessing soon to iujoy my 
friends again in New England. To day I have been settleing about my 
soldiers things that are dead. I have lost 8 this campeign, but am in 
great hopes that I shall lose no more, as it now begins to be more 
healthy in camp. 

Fryday, \lth Octo^% 1760. To day I have care of 112 men to work 
on fort. I had a smart dispute with the cheif engineer. To day I saw 
M' Baldwin from New England. I have had a very pleasant tour of 
duty to day. I dont expect to have aboue 2 or 3 at furthest more this 
campeign. I hear there is great numbers of letters on the way ; may I 
have the pleasure of receiveing sum. 

Saturday, 18* Ot-to*'', 1760. To day am off duty. I spent the [day] 
writeing & walking out round the camp to pass away the time, altho I 
confess that time is the most precious of all things when a person has the 
injoyment of his friends company & conversation ; altho I have the so- 
ciety of social gentlemen, yet that is not so satisfactory here as else 
where. 

Sunday, 1 'dth Octo^r " " . This day is very stormy & cold. I have 
wrote several le** .^me &, intend them to be the last this campeign 
without sum extraordinary happens. I spent most all of the day in 
Cap" Bailey's tent reading Milton. Y* evening I spent very agreably 
with Esq' Goldthwait, who tells me he soon intends for New England. 

Monday, 20th Oct% 1760. To day am off duty. The weather clear, 
but now begins to be cold. I have been a walk to take the air out of 
camp. I hear that the invaleads are to be reviewd tomorrow by Doc- 
ter Monro.^ No news from home since 23'' Sep*. I heare also that the 
rangers are to be dismised directly. 

1 Sergeant Holden gives his name " Man Row." 2 Proceedings, vol. iv. 
p. 404. 

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386 MASSACHUSETT^^ISTORICAL SOCIETY. [Mar. 

Tiiseday, 2P! Octo^^, 1760. To day the weather cloudy & cold ; likely 
for snow. I am off duty & have been to see the sick reviewed by D' 
Monro, who I think is indued with much more patience than I should 
have; altho they are my countrymen, yet great numbers of them are a 
scandall to y" prohssiou of a soldier. 

Wednsday, 22^* 6'f^o*'", 1760. Last night it snow"*, for this morning 
the ground looks white, which makes me think of home to git a better 
house to lodg in than this, which is made of oznabrigs, — a very poor 
habitation for the inclemency of the season. Ens" Newhall has D' 
JMonio' approbation to go home. I hope soon to follow, for am tired 
with this campeign. 

Thirsduy, 23'^ Octd'r, 1760. To day am off duty. Its a very cold 
frosty morning, & the invaleads are prepareing to pass the lake to go 
home by No. 4,^ the whole vnder command of Major Gerrish. I 
bleive the party consists of 500, sum so bad that I think they will never 
reach New England. There 2 or 3 broke out with the small pox in 
camp, & it keeps breaking out every full & change of the moon & not 
above 1 in 3 that has it lives. 

Fry day, 24'*" OctoJf.^ 1760. To day I have care of a party to work 
in the fort. I marcht them into the fort & stay'' a while, but found my 
self so ill that I could not stand it. I gave charge of the party to 2 
subbs that was with me & returnd to camp. I fear I am going to have 
a fit of sickness, for am very bad seized with a cold. To day p]n! 
Newhall set out for home. 

Saturday, 25th Octo'"', 1760. This morning, blessed be God, I find 
myself much better. I hope it will go off without a setled fever, which 
I much fear^ yesterday. I have return'' my self sick, the only time I 
have been returnd so this campeign. I am not very zealous now for 
duty time. I think we ought to be dismised to git home before 
winter. 

Sunday, 26* Octolf, 1760. This day I am sum better, but not so 
well as to be fit for duty. Esq' Goldthwait I hear has rec** instructions 
from home to [stay] till the camp breaks up, so am like to have his com- 
pany a while longer. I can hear no news at all from home. It seems 
they have forgot me. 

Monday, 27"' Octolf, 1760. This day we have built us a chimney to 
our tent, for we can no longer stand to live without a fire. To day 
Gen' Amherst set off for Albany, & now I fear we shall be kept till y* 
last of November, for y' command is left to Haverland, & I know he 
delights, to fatigue y* provincials. 

Tusedoy, 28'*' Octoh", 1760. To day am much better of my cold. 
The weather now looks winter like, & it is constantly snowing on the 
mountains to the N. W. of us. I spend most of my time in gossopping 

1 See note, 2 Proceedings, vol. iv. p. 104. 



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from one neighbour to another to pass away the tedious hours till we 

can be set at liberty, &c. , , r . 

Wednsday, 29^^ Octo'^, 1760. This is a pleasant, altho a frosty morn- 
ing Our lads has been bringing a house for them to cook in Can see 
the snow on the mountains. Looks as if it wer 3 or 4 ^et deep I 
beleive we shall soon have a share of snow here, for it has got to be a 
nieh neighbour. , „ . 

Thirsday, 30- Octo^., 1760. To day prety pleasant for the season. 
Col" Thomas is arived from Isle Noir, after demolishing all the works 
& fortifications on that almost infernal island. I pray it may never 
have any inhabants on there any more forever, without its owls & 
satyrs or dragons of the deserts, but be bloted out of memory to aU 

^^^Fryday, 3P* Oct% 1760. To day its very pleasant weather, & the 
commanding officer keeps all the troops on fatigue, so eager are they 
to git all they possibly can out of us before they dismis us. 1 thmk 
this parallell with f devils rage, when he knew his time was short to 
plague mankind in ; so I know their time is short like their masters. 
To day Esq"" Goldthwait set off for Albany. 

Saturday, 1" November, 1760. Last evening I saw Phineas Doug- 
las & he tells me his brother Joseph is gone home lame, & that his 
friends was all well lately. To day I have care of 100 men to work 
in the fort ; the weather blustring & cold. I kept with the party 
about half r day, & the other officers the rest. At evening it rain 
prety much. 

Sunday, 2^ Nov''', 1760. This morning the weather quite clear & 
pleasant. I understand that we shall tarry till y^ 20* instant, without 
we should git the barracks done before, & that we shall all be gone off 
by then whether they are done or not. To day I spent in my tent in 
reading & writeing. No sign at all of Sunday now, for the flag is not 

hoisted at all. 

Monday, ^^ Nov''', 1760. To day the weather pleasant for the sea- 
son ; can see the tops of the mountains all covered with snow all 
round. I beleive we are in a warm climate compared with those 
mountains. I have been all round the fort twice to see how the bar- 
rack goes on. I am in hopes they will be done by f 10th or r2th 
of this month ; so hope to have our freedom again in short time. 

Tuseday, 4th November, 1760. To day am off duty; the weather 
pleasant for the season. To day CoP Hawk & a party with him set 
out for N° 4; they are to make a bridge over Otter Creek. I hear 
Major Gerrish got through to No 4 with the loss of but one or 2 of his 
party. The party of 80 sent by Major Hobble to Albany, I hear 70 of 
them are dead ; & another small party sent that way since, I hear 18 of 
them are gone the way of all flesh. So frail a creature is man ! 



388 MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY. [Mar. 

Wednsdny, 5th November, \~(j^; Powder Plot. This day all the 
carpenters that can work ou the barrocks was ordred to assist those 
already oa that work ; &, the masous will have done their barrock fit 
for the carpenters in 2 days more. I have been round the fort to see 
the works, and thoy go on quite briskly, for the provincials are of the 
mind that we shall be discharg*^ as soon as the barrocks are covered ; 
80 by that rule we shall march for home by the 10th or 12th instant. 

Thirsday, Gth November, 1760. Last evening the provincials, as it 
was Pope Night, kept fireiug all over the camps. Altho all possible care 
was taken to detect them & suppress the fire, yet they kept a constant 
fireing & squibing in defireut parts of the incampments till bed time. 
This day I am off duty ; the weather quite warm for the season. Have 
had several walks round the fort to see the works, & they will be so far 
compleated as to admit of our dismission in about a week at furthest. 

Fryday, 1th November, 17G0. To day I am on duty at drawing 
timber into the fort. I had a task which I finished before noon ; this 
is the only task I have had on the works this campeign. In the after- 
noon I spent my time very agreably in walking out with several gentle- 
men to git a better air than can be iujoyd in camp. Last night 2 of 
Cap' Butterfields men died suddenly. 

Saturday, Sth November, 17 GO. This morning rainy & lowry ; looks 
quite like for bad weather, which has kept off for a great while. How- 
ever, the working party kept at work till night. To day the brigg was 
sent to Ticondaro^a to be bawled up for to winter. The camp ladys 
now, like the swallows, are seeking a more convenient climate to winter 
in, for they are packing off. 

Sunday, 9**" Norm., 1760. To day exceeding stormy, haveing rain** 
& snowd all night. I lay a bed till ten oclock. In the afternoon re- 
turned all my arms into the ship stores, as its orders for the first «fe 
second battell, to return all their arms in. I hope now soon to be on 
my march for home, for certainly they dout intend us for any more 
fighting. Just at night it cleard up, but too late for the working party 
to turn out. 

Monday, lOlh Nov'", 1760. To day the weather quite pleasant, con- 
sidering the climate & season. To day Rufus Ilayward of my com- 
pany was carry'' to the hospitall sick with the small pox; I fear it will 
go hard with him. To day I gave warrents to sum of my serjants to 
clear them from the melitious officers at home, for I think to good to be 
hawF out by them. 

Tuseday, Wth Nov^, 17G0. To day am off duty. The weather 
cold & churlish. Last night John Connore of my company died in the 
hospitall; he is the 10th man I have lost, & I fear that is not all. 
We continue working on the fort & barracks to compleat them, so 
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1890.] JOURNAL OF CAPTAIN JENKS. 389 

Wednsday, y^ \2th Nov'?, 1760. To day a large party of invaleads 
was sent home by No. 4, under the care of Col" Whitcorab ; & another 
party that are not able to go by No. 4, is going by Albany under the 
care of Col" Saltonstall, so that we shall not have any sick left in camp 
I hope when these are gone. 

Thirsday, loth November^ 1760. To day I have care of 100 men 
in drawing up the cannon brought from y* Island Noir, & drew up 33 
before the working partys left off. To day Col° Saltonstall set out 
with his party of sick for Albany. The weather is very cold, & looks 
now like snow ; its the coldest day we have had this fall. 

Fryday, \Uh Nov"", 1760. Last night it snowd best part of the 
night, & this morning the snow is about 6 inches deep on a levell, & 
extreame cold & windey. Yet our good friends the regulars turnd 
out the prove.ntials on fatigue sooner than usual, & kept their own men 
off of the works. To day Cap' Hart & my self had our horse shod, & 
frowed to cary our packs to No. 4. 

Saturday, 15th November, 1760. Last night was an extreame cold 
one ; however I lay comfortably, considering I had no covering for a 
house but a Oznbrigg tabernakle. To day there is no drum beat for 
the works, & we have orders to make a return of all invaleads able & 
unable for march, & I beleive that we shall soon be on our march for 
the pumkin country. I almost dread our passage to No. 4 ; its about 
a 100 miles & now its bad traveling. To day Cap' Bay ley was car- 
ried to the hospitall, being ill with the small pox, & L? Putnam is ille 
of y® same. 

Sunday, l&th Nov'?, 1760. To day Cap* Page of ourbatt'* was sent 
off with a party of 60 well men to No. 4. Yesterday a stage on the 
barrock gave way, by which means 3 men fell from the roof that were 
shingleing, & hurt themselves so much that their lives are dispaired 
of. To day a party of provincials was sent to Ticondaroga for pro- 
visions. After we haue work*^ on the fort till y* cold drove us off, now 
we have provisions to bring here for all the garisson, under y® pretence 
of bringing it for us to carry us to No. 4. I perceive that its Sunday to 
day, for y" flag is flying. I hear this morning that several of the regulars 
cows are dead, — froze to death last night ; but I had rather think sum 
of our rouges helped them because they are almost outragious at being 
kept here in camp at this season. I heard that Col° Haverland, going 
round the fort, fell down & broke his leg. Poor man ! I am sorry it 
was his leg. To day orders came for all the tools to [be] return'' in, & 
all the arteficers to be paid off tomorrow. 

Monday, 17'"^ November, 1760. To day a party was sent up to 
Ticondaroga with our baker to bake bread to carry us to No 4, our 
oven here being fell in & rendred useless. In the afternoon we had 
orders to march to Ticondaroga, & take 8 days provisions to cary us to 



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No. 4. The weather is so bad thatthe carpenters cannot work, or we 
should tarry 3 days longer. 

Tuseday, \%th Nov"'., 1760. This morning about day break we 
struck our tents & dliverd them in, & march off about 8 oclock a. m. 
I am ri'joyced to be on a march agaiu. We arived at Ticoudaroga 
about 3 oclock p. m., and were till 10 oclock at night gittiug over the 
lake. The weather tedious cold. I have a bad pain in my right knee 
that I can hardly march with y*^ regiment. 

Wednsdai/, 11)M Nor'", 17 GO. This morning we tarry bere waiting 
for our bread to be baked. The weather extreame cold. I lay very 
comfortably by a large fire without any hut or tent, & now it looks 
bomish, as the man said by his barn, altho we are but just seting out. 
My knee so lame, I fear I shall have a bad time thiough y* woods, 
but desire to put my trust in Him that can do all things according to 
his pleasure, & go as well & far as I can. Set off about 10 oclock, & 
marcht till about 3 oclock & campt. 

Thirsday, 20th Nov"*., 1760. Last night lay very well by a large 
fire ; the weather extream cold, & the way exceeding bad. "We have 
come about 14 miles. We marcht off this morning about sunrise, 
& march on through extreame bad way about 15 miles, & passd by 
a man left on the road burnt by falling in the fire. He was left 
with 2 others to take care of, who, when the poor creature fell into 
a sleep, took all the provisions & marcht of «fe left him, first cover- 
ing him over with hemlock boughs, & reported that he was dead, & 
they had buried him. These villians were whipt — one 500 lashes, 
y" other 250 — for their inhumanity, by order of a court martial @ 
No 4. 

Fn/day, 21'' Npr"", 1760. Last night lay by a fire; it snowd sum in 
the night. Set off this morning by day, & marcht on in exceeding bad 
way & came to Otter Creek, & campt just by a wolfe killd by sum of 
our men & laid by the way. 

Saturday, 22'' Nov^., 1760. Set of early, & past Otter Creek, & kept 
on over the height of land. Met Col Whitcomb & several horses 
going for sum sick. 

Sunday, 23^ Nov""., 1760. Set off early throug vast mountains, & 
went over sum reacht almost to the clouds, & got into the road hard 
by y* Ilamshire troops. 

31nnd(ty, 24th Nov'".. 1760. Set off about 4 oclock. Raind steady 
all day. Have 16 mile to N"" 4. 

Tuseday, 2^th Nov'", 1760. Conliimed at No 4. Jifustred my men 
& sent them off. To day 2 provincial was whipt for ^ 

1 Sergeant Tlolden's Journal supplies the blank under the same date. " Two 
men tliat was Coiifin'd for T?uryin<i a man alive in N" 4 woods Kef' tlieir punish- 
ment, one Kec'i 500 Lashes, the other 100." Thougii perhaps there is some con- 



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1890.] DESCRIPTION OF THE BATTLE OF LEXINGTON. 891 

Wednsday, 26 Nov"*, 1760. I waited here last night for Cap' Hart, 
&c. Set off about 7 oclock A. m. Have now none to take care off but 
my self, as all my company are dismissed & gone home before me. 

the Rev:"Dr. LuciusR!"Paige comiiT^V^i^ated a cop}^ of a 
part of a diary of a British officer, kept during the Revolu- 
tionary War, and said : — 

Several of our associates well remember the late Samuel 
Batchelder, Sr., of Cambridge, who wrote some history, 
and by his inventions and labors furnished materials for 
other historians. One of his granddaughters, Mrs. Frances B. 
Troup (^nSe James), now residing at Rockbeare, near Exeter, 
England, is an enthusiastic student and explorer. Among 
other treasures, slie has found what slie describes as an un- 
published " Diary kept by a British officer during our Revo- 
lution. . . . This officer was Lieutenant (afterward, I think, 
Colonel) Mackenzie, who was in the Twenty-third Regiment, 
otherwise called the Royal Welsh Fusileers." She obtained 
permission of the owners that her husband, Mr. John Rose 
Troup, might copy that portion of the Diary which describes 
the expedition to Lexington on the 19th of April, 1775. 
This copy she sent to me about four months ago ; and at my 
suggestion she subsequently procured authority for me to 
communicate it to this Society. I think a description of that 
memorable " passage of arms," as seen through English eyes, 
by one who was personally engaged in it, cannot be devoid 
of interest ; and tlierefore, as I have seldom trespassed on 
your patience heretofore, and in all probability shall trespass 
less frequently, if at all, hereafter, I bespeak your indulgence 
while I read a portion or perhaps the whole of it. 

Description of the Battle of Lexington, hy Lievtenant Mackenzie of 
the Royal Welsh Fusileers. 

I9*i? April, 1775. At 7 o'clock this morning a Brigade order was 
received by our Eegiment, dated at 6 o'clock, for the 1- Brigade to 
assemble at h past 7 on the Grand Parade. We accordingly assembled 
the Regiment with the utmost expedition, and with the 4- and 47*^ 
were on the parade at the hour appointed, with one day's provisions. 
By some mistake the Marines did not receive the order until the other 

fusion of dates, and his reference is to the incident above under date of Novem- 
ber 20. 2 Proceedings, vol. iv. p. 406. 




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Regiments of the Brigade were assembled, by which meaus it was half 
past 8 o'clock before the Brigud^Pas ready to march. Here we un- 
derstood that we were to march out of town to support the troops that 
went out last night. — A" quarter before nine.iwe ruarc;hed in thf, follow- 
ing order, Advanced. GA.^Vd of a Captain and 50 men, 2 Six pounders, 
-^^ Keg!., 47'-i! Reg?., P-' Batt? of Marines, 23"' Reg', or Royal Welsh 
Fusileers. Rear Guard, ot a Captain & 50 men. The whole under 
the Command of Brigadier General, Earl Percy. 

We went out of Boston by the Neck, and marched through Roxbury, 
Cambridge and Menotomy, towards Lexington. In all the places we 
marched through, and in the houses on the road, few or no j)eople 
were to be seen ; and the houses were in general shut up. When we 
arrived near Lexington, some persons wlio came from Concord, in- 
formed that the Grenadiers & Light Infantry were at that place, 
and that some persons had been killed and wounded by them early 
in the morning at Lexington. As we pursued our march, about 2 
o'clock we heard some straggling shots fired about a mile in our front; 
as we advanced we heard the firing plainer and more frequent, and at 
half after 2, being near the Church at Lexington, and the fire increas- 
ing, we were ordered to form the Line, which was immediately done 
by extending on each side of the road, but by reason of the Stonewalls 
and other obstructions, it was not formed in so regular a manner as it 
should have been. 

The Grenadiers & Light Infantry were at this time retiring towards 
Lexington, fired upon by the Rebels, who took every advantage the 
face of the country afforded them. As soon as the Grenadiers & Light 
Infantry perceived the 1- Brigade drawn up for their support, they 
shouted repeatedly, and the firing ceased for a short time. — The ground 
we first formed upon was something elevated, and commanded a view 
of that before us for about a mile, where it was terminated by some 
pretty high grounds covered with wood. The village of Lexington 
lay between both parties. — We could observe a considerable number 
of the Rebels, but they were much scattered and not above 50 of them 
to be seen in a body in any place. Many lay concealed behind the 
Stone wall & fences. They appeared most numerous in the road near 
the Church, and in a wood in the front and on the left flank of the line 
where our Regiment was posted. A few Cainionshot were fired at those 
on & near the road, which dispersed them. The flank Companies 
DOW retired and formed behind the brigade, which was soon fired upon 
by the Rebels most advanced. A brisk fire was returned, but without 
much effect. As there was a piece of open morassy ground in front of 
the left of our Regiment, it would have been diflScult to have passed it 
under the fire of the Rebels from behind the trees and walls on the 
other side. Indeed no part of the Brigade was ordered to advance ; we 




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